Douglas Guilfoyle

Academic selfie

Academic selfie. Autumn is coming. Cool enough to wear a waistcoat this morning. (Though not this afternoon.)

The banality of saying the quiet part out loud, I guess.

Barling’s Beach

I had a blast recording this episode of #CalledToTheBar on submarine cables – one of the most legally under considered pieces of critical infrastructure

66. Submarine cables In this episode, Douglas Guilfoyle and Tamsin Phillipa Paige are joined by Dr Tara Davenport (NUS Centre for International Law) and Dita Liliansa (UNSW Sydney) for a deep dive into the law, history, a

New #CalledToTheBar: submarine cables, the invisible infrastructure carrying ~99% of global data.
Colonial origins, UNCLOS, grey zone sabotage, and why relevant LOAC is alarmingly undercooked.
With @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social, @taradavenport.bsky.social & Dita Liliansa.
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Thank you! It’s gorgeous!

Academic selfie: rain clearing up in Canberra!

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

Uncertain. Would love it to be, but bought it from a destash event so provenance uncertain.

Looking forward to sewing with this gorgeous fabric! #sewing #waistcoat

Academic selfie: me and Ben Golder at UNSW Sydney Health Translation Hub

Bow ties are cool … but also, how is this news?

I went to the Canberra women’s circle charity destash craft market looking for a couple of nice pieces of fabric. I have no regrets.

Also no storage.

Academic selfies on tour! With @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social @proftimstephens.bsky.social and Jacqui Mowbray!

In a triumph of human decency, my driver returned my bags - albeit after 3 hours - and declined a $100 one way journey fare to return them that the Uber app pushed me to offer.

Hahahahaha. Look, eventually the driver called me back and I’m now waiting for my bags. Let’s see.

Academic selfie: me doing a fit check before going to the Sydney Centre for International law in review conference. 30 minutes later, my Uber driver absconded with my briefcase and overnight bag in the boot of his car.

I have hemming to do and the collar needs some tweaking on the right, but my chocolate brown velvet frock coat is nearly done! #sewing #fourthdoctor

I had a wonderful chat with @aoifemod.bsky.social, @ruthhoughton.bsky.social, and Cher Weixia Cheen about Global Governance and comfort foods for #CalledToTheBar

Have a listen!

65. Global Governance: Promise, Power, and the Limits of the ‘Global’ In this episode of Called to the Bar, Tamsin Phillipa Paige is joined by Aoife O’Donoghue (Queen’s University Belfast), Ruth Houghton (Newcastle University), and Cher Weixia Chen (George Mason Univers

New #CalledToTheBar! @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social talks global governance with Aoife O’Donoghue, Ruth Houghton, and Cher Weixia Chen, eds of the Research Handbook on Global Governance. Power, legitimacy, critique, what the “global” really obscures and why there's hope.

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Academic selfie: bright, and a hot 36°C, in Canberra today. But my summer uniform of half lined jacket and linen trousers did me proud.

Beginning to look good! #sewing

@anzsil.org Webinar: 'Nostalgia is not a Strategy': What Next for International Law in 2026?

Date: Tuesday 24 February 2026 (1-2PM AEDT)

Speakers:
Charles-Emmanuel Côté (Laval University)
Toni Erskine (ANU)
Luis Eslava (La Trobe)
Devika Hovell (LSE)

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Of course. Why would you invest in soft power?

It just helps in the kind of warfare that:

a) Russia has shown it's actually good at;
b) Russia is waging on the West already;
c) The UK/NATO nuclear deterrent is useless in preventing;
d) Costs a fraction to fund compared to military hardware.

64. Feminist Careers in International Law In the Season 3 opener of Called to the Bar, Tamsin Phillipa Paige (Deakin Law School) is joined by an extraordinary panel to reflect on what a feminist career in international law can look like in pr

And season 3 of #CalledToTheBar is live! We open with a powerful conversation on feminist careers in international law. Tamsin Paige is joined by Dianne Otto, Christine Chinkin, and Judge Hilary Charlesworth to talk mentorship, activism, academia, and feminist practice
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Academic selfie: paisley, herringbone and check - too much, or just enough? (TGIF)

64. Feminist Careers in International Law In the Season 3 opener of Called to the Bar, Tamsin Phillipa Paige (Deakin Law School) is joined by an extraordinary panel to reflect on what a feminist career in international law can look like in pr

And season 3 of #CalledToTheBar is live! We open with a powerful conversation on feminist careers in international law. Tamsin Paige is joined by Dianne Otto, Christine Chinkin, and Judge Hilary Charlesworth to talk mentorship, activism, academia, and feminist practice
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Beautiful misty morning on Black Mountain #canberra

TFW you put a sleeve head in beautifully, but for the fact that it is inside out and back the front. #sewing