Eva Buzo

Eva is an experienced international lawyer with a focus on both international and domestic criminal law and protection matters. Prior to being called to the bar in 2020 Eva founded the organisation Victim Advocates International which supports victims of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity to engage with international and domestic courts including the International Criminal Court. Eva has a strong background in protection work particularly in sexual and gender-based crimes and crimes against children and has appeared as an expert witness in immigration tribunals. Eva is a legal expert on the NSW International Humanitarian Law advisory committee for the Australian Red Cross.

Eva is a member of the Legal Aid NSW panel and is eligible to undertake legal aid work under the following panels:

• Summary Crime

Eva has a diverse practice of criminal, administrative and human rights law and publishes regularly on these matters. Outside of law Eva is an avid ocean swimmer and a competing member of Wanda Surf Life Saving Club.

Publications:

Australia, the Rome Statute and the War Crimes Proceedings: Where are the Victims? Opinio Juris 30 June 2020

The Characterisation of Sexual Violence as a Woman’s Issue in the Rohingya Crisis: A Response to David Eichert Opinio Juris 18 June 2020

Capturing a Crisis: What lessons can we learn from the “overdocumentation” of the Rohingya crisis? Justice in Conflict 20 May 2020

‘The duty to protect and complicity in relation to genocide- Myanmar and Australia’ ANZSIL Perspective No. 17 September 2020