Alannah Travers

SOAS • 21st April 2025

How should reparation for torture be conceptualised and implemented to achieve its ‘ultimate objective ... [that is] the restoration of the dignity of the victim’ [CAT, 2012]

Reparation is really, the stitching back together of relational wounds.

21st April 2025

Approaches to advancing the relationship between International Human Rights and Islamic Law

SOAS Law School – Islamic Law and Human Rights, March 2025

SOAS • 21st April 2025

International Law on the Use of Force (ILUF) – Airstrikes, Imperialism, and Civilian Harm

‘‘Violence can only be a last resort,’ said Jason. ‘Against invasion or oppression, for example.’ ‘Oh, like when the Americans invaded Iraq?’ said Sara in sarcastic drawl. ‘Or when Assad genocided Sunni Muslims in Syria?’’ – Nussaibah Younis, Fundamentally.

London School of Economics and Political Science • 3rd April 2025

Climate Change and Women's Resilience in Iraq LSE workshop

Alannah Travers – 3-minute flash talk!

SOAS • 21st March 2025

Iraq Invasion 22 years on – Reflections, Realities, and Hopes for the Future

"If you were born in Iraq in 2003, your entire life has been shaped by war."

SOAS • 15th March 2025

Iraq Invasion 22 years on – Reflections, realities and hopes for the future

Join us for a powerful discussion marking 22 years since the Iraq War, featuring Meethak Al-Khatib in person at SOAS.

SOAS • 10th March 2025

Iraq’s 2024 Personal Status Law Amendment debate: The challenges and adaptability of Islamic legal theory

From Babylon’s pioneering Hammurabi Code to Baghdad’s bustling Islamic jurisprudence at the very heart of the Abbasid Empire, codes of honour and legal regulations have been present in Iraq for thousands of years. Over the previous century, these have included the imposed British ‘Occupied Territories Code’ of 1915, and heavily US-influenced 2005 Constitution, following invasion and occupation between 1914 and 2003.

SOAS • 10th March 2025

Quick thoughts on Sudan's ICJ Genocide application

Who is seeking justice? What role does international law play in an ongoing war? How can the ICJ avoid becoming yet another arena for geopolitical contestation?

SOAS • 5th March 2025

Satisfaction, guarantees of non-recurrence and transformative reparation for torture - Handout

Available to download directly here!

SOAS • 25th February 2025

International Law on the Use of Force – podcast

Focusing on the UN Security Council’s failure to authorise or prevent force against Iraq in 2003, this podcast looks at the UNSC's role, decision-making process, and the effectiveness of its resolutions. Its structured legal analysis offers an insight into how the law on the use of force continues to evolve in a world where state power often overrides legal norms.

SOAS • 13th February 2025

Addressing civilian harm in UK overseas military operations: The role of international law in shaping accountability and reparations

In this essay, the role of international law in shaping such accountability and reparations for civilian harm as a result of UK overseas military operations will be assessed, considering particularly the UK military’s investigations and absence of a formalised civilian harm compensation scheme for victims, as well as the positions of relevant actors, including the UK government and MoD, civil society organisations, human rights bodies, and domestic and regional courts – in cases such as Al-Skeini and Al-Saadoon.

JustGiving • 20th January 2025

Hackney Half Marathon for MSF! 🎽🌟

I am taking part in the Hackney Half Marathon 2025 to raise funds for the amazing Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF); a small contribution towards their life-saving work across the world, and especially in the Middle East where there is still such desperate need.

XCEPT • 20th January 2025

ICSR and XCEPT - December 2024

In this panel event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Yezidi genocide, Dr Inna Rudolf, Mirza Dinnayi, Alannah Travers, and Sarah Sanbar reflect on the challenges still facing the Yezidi community today. They explore the failures of the national and international communities to deliver justice, the barriers stopping many Yezidis from returning home, and the legacy of discrimination that precedes the atrocities committed by Islamic State in 2014.

SOAS • 20th January 2025

The Status of Soldiers and Terrorists under the Geneva Conventions

International Humanitarian Law Reaction Paper

Oxford Border Criminologies • 10th January 2025

The UK-Iraq border deal is a betrayal of vulnerable communities

Guest post by Alannah Travers and Sana Murrani. Previously based in Iraq where she worked with displaced communities and Genocide survivors, Alannah is currently completing an LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice, at SOAS University, focused on IHL and the use of force, Islamic Law, prohibition of torture, and International Human Rights protection.

Global Faultlines Journal • 1st January 2025

Journal of Global Faultlines | JSTOR

The Journal of Global Faultlines attempts to cover the evolving current world situation by looking at global problems from a variety of different and overlapping perspectives: economic, political, philosophical, cultural, educational, geographical, social, and historical, among many others.

Global Faultlines Journal • 28th December 2024

Body Count: The War on Terror and Civilian Deaths in Iraq

Book Review: Dr Lily Hamourtziadou's Body Count is both a work of immense scholarly value, and a tribute to the individuals who have suffered and continue to suffer as a result of conflict in Iraq. https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/body-count

Global Faultlines Journal • 28th December 2024

As UNITAD is now over: Charting the path toward justice in Iraq

The closure of UNITAD on 17 September 2024 represents a turning point in efforts to achieve justice for the atrocities committed by ISIL. The article argues for the necessity of comprehensive legal reforms and a survivor-centered approach to justice.

SOAS • 1st December 2024

The Right to Humanitarian Assistance

A mapping of international law on the right to humanitarian assistance, focused on: International Humanitarian Law (IHL), International Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law - and the legal discourse around humanitarian assistance.

SOAS • 1st December 2024

Islamic Legal Theory

An essential part of usul-al-fiqh (Islamic legal theory) - the classifications of Qur'anic verses! These classifications have shaped how scholars understand which verses are clear and decisive, which ones might be allegorical with different layers of understanding, and which were revealed over time to provide practical guidance. Understanding the classifications of Qur'anic verses is essential because they directly impact the application of Islamic law, moral guidelines, and community practices.