Dr Melanie O'Brien
@drmelob.bsky.social
A/Prof Int Law & AssocDean (Research) UWA. Visiting Scholar @umnlawschool.bsky.social. Aust Red Cross volunteer. Int crim law; genocide studies; IHL; human rights. All posts my opinion.
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3571
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3571
‘The Ginger Man’ 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
‘The Ginger Man’ 🤣
Working lunch today with Yve! So happy that summer is here (& that we both live in a beach suburb!) ☀️☀️
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Working lunch today with Yve! So happy that summer is here (& that we both live in a beach suburb!) ☀️☀️
Me too. When they started I lived in the UK so I guess I didn’t realise that they’re not as big in Oz 🤷♀️
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Me too. When they started I lived in the UK so I guess I didn’t realise that they’re not as big in Oz 🤷♀️
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Lvl C/D position is to fill specific needs in private law. Visa sponsorship is available for this position. Applications close 15 January 2026. Anticipated start date July 2026. #jobs #JobFairy #Academia #AUS external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Lvl C/D position is to fill specific needs in private law. Visa sponsorship is available for this position. Applications close 15 January 2026. Anticipated start date July 2026. #jobs #JobFairy #Academia #AUS external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...
They were fantastic. They hadn't sold out the venue, so the stage was brought fwd, and it was really intimate. It was so much fun!
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
They were fantastic. They hadn't sold out the venue, so the stage was brought fwd, and it was really intimate. It was so much fun!
I wasn’t convinced by the argument, so I went through a lot of advice on how to strengthen it. I was upfront that I still didn’t think I would be convinced, but at least it would be a much stronger argument…
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I wasn’t convinced by the argument, so I went through a lot of advice on how to strengthen it. I was upfront that I still didn’t think I would be convinced, but at least it would be a much stronger argument…
At least 1000 #Palestinian detainees remain in detention, w/ little to no info for their families, sometimes even not even knowing where they are. All of this amounts to enforced disappearance, unlawful detention, torture, & in some cases, killing. #humanRights #intLaw #Israel
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
At least 1000 #Palestinian detainees remain in detention, w/ little to no info for their families, sometimes even not even knowing where they are. All of this amounts to enforced disappearance, unlawful detention, torture, & in some cases, killing. #humanRights #intLaw #Israel
'Lawyers are repeatedly told there is no record of their client’s arrest, even when it has been well documented. Over six months last year, Israeli authorities gave this response to inquiries about the status of about 400 individuals.' !!!! #humanRights #Israel #Palestine #Gaza
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
'Lawyers are repeatedly told there is no record of their client’s arrest, even when it has been well documented. Over six months last year, Israeli authorities gave this response to inquiries about the status of about 400 individuals.' !!!! #humanRights #Israel #Palestine #Gaza
The identity of some of the dead is not even known! #Israel has released the numbers, but not necessarily the names. So people don't even know if their loved ones are dead. 'For 7mths @ start of the war Israeli military refused to provide basic information about the status of 1000s detained in Gaza'
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The identity of some of the dead is not even known! #Israel has released the numbers, but not necessarily the names. So people don't even know if their loved ones are dead. 'For 7mths @ start of the war Israeli military refused to provide basic information about the status of 1000s detained in Gaza'