News and Events
In the news
- Long arm of the law: Uncharted territory of space needs steadying hand of law, says Adelaide Uni Dean, The Australian (online), 27 July 2019
- Space Law: A Final Frontier, Fraught With Risk, Shaun Waterman, Air Force Magazine, 10 May 2018
- Star Wars: Laws on conflict in space to be set out in Woomera Manual, led by University of Adelaide, The Advertiser, 10 April 2018, Tory Shepherd, State Editor
- The law of the worlds: how will outer space be regulated?, Legal Horizons, The Guardian, 2018, Abigail Beall
Highlights
10
Mar
Dr Colette Langos presents at George Washington Law School
RUMLAE Management Board member, Dr Colette Langos, recently participated in a series of public procurement events hosted by George Washington Law School, Washington D.C.
20
Dec
Prof Dale Stephens, A/Prof Matthew Stubbs and Dr Stacey Henderson participated in an International Law Memorial Workshop hosted by the University of South Australia to celebrate the work and scholarship of the late Professor Ivan Shearer RFD AM.
3
Dec
RUMLAE Director presents at Leadership Seminar at The Australian Tax Office
RUMLAE Director Professor Dale Stephens recently provided a keynote presentation at The Australian Tax Office (ATO) 'Leadership Skills Day'.
11
Nov
The rate of imprisonment in ex-service men
Last week, two researchers from Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics, Kellie Toole and Elaine Waddell, presented at the Global Alliance Conference on Post-Traumatic Stress. They discussed their preliminary findings on why ex-service men are in prison at twice the rate of the general population.
News
18
Nov
RUMLAE Members Participate in Key Woomera Manual Editorial Meeting in Yokohama, Japan
RUMLAE Director Prof Dale Stephens and RUMLAE Management Board member Dr Stacey Henderson recently attended a week long editorial meeting in Yokohama, Japan (unfortunately Prof Melissa de Zwart, an editorial member of the Project was unable to attend). Representatives from the other leading Universities spearheading this project, namely Prof Jack Beard (University of Nebraska), …
12
Nov
RUMLAE research on Post-traumatic Stress
Last week, two researchers from Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics, Kellie Toole and Elaine Waddell, presented at the Global Alliance Conference on Post-Traumatic Stress. They discussed their preliminary findings on why ex-service men are in prison at twice the rate of the general population. On their return, we asked them to share some …
21
Oct
On Friday, 18 Oct 2019, RUMLAE Management Board Member Ms Kellie Toole and RUMLAE member Dr Elaine Waddell presented a public seminar in the Law School regarding their preliminary findings into research they are undertaking regarding the connection between military service and (civilian) criminal offending. This research is pioneering in Australia. It is the …
14
Oct
RUMLAE Director Presents on The Woomera Manual at American Branch ILA Conf in NYC.
RUMLAE Director, Prof Dale Stephens was recently invited to present on Space Law and The Woomera Manual at the annual American Branch of the International Law Association Conference held at Fordham University in New York City from Oct 10-12, 2019. The title of the Conference was ‘The Resilience of International Law’ and Prof Stephens panel …
1
Oct
This past week RUMLAE Director Prof Dale Stephens attended the Annual RAF Legal Conference at RAF Halton, UK. The theme of the conference was multi domain operations and space and cyber operations figured strongly on the agenda. Prof Stephens was invited to speak to the issues of Space Law and Military Operations as well as …
26
Aug
Third Woomera Manual Plenary meeting in the Hague
The third working group meeting for the Woomera Manual project was held in the Hague between 5 & 9 August 2019. The working group meeting was held in the Hague at the invitation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, hosted by the Ministry of Defence through the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Representatives of the founding …