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
News
19
Aug
RUMLAE/Australian Red Cross Panel discussion on the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
On Thursday 15 August, RUMLAE, in conjunction with The Australian Red Cross, hosted a panel discussion on the Geneva Conventions in celebration of their 70th Anniversary. The event, held in Napier Lecture Theatre, attracted a large crowd and canvassed the history of the Geneva Conventions, the successes and failures of their normative impact and the future …
14
Aug
Adelaide Law School’s/RUMLAE’s Associate Professor Matthew Stubbs spoke at the National Archives of Australia’s annual Constitution Day symposium on the topic ‘The Constitution in Space’ at Questacon: The National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra on 9 July 2019. Matthew spoke about how the Australian Constitution has facilitated Australian space activities, about some contemporary space …
2
Aug
The International Committee of the Red Cross and Adelaide Law School begin new clinic
Adelaide Law School is proud to be partnering with the International Committee of the Red Cross (‘ICRC’) on a pilot international humanitarian law clinic. Our first intern, Alice Osborne, received a briefing from ICRC Legal Adviser, Emily Defina, earlier this week. Throughout Semester 2, Alice will be working on a range of projects for …
9
Jul
ANZSIL Conference Panel: Law among the stars: the future of international space law
On Thursday, 4 July, Professor Melissa de Zwart and Dr Stacey Henderson, together with PhD candidates Mr Joel Lisk and Mr Duncan Blake, presented on a panel at the 27th Australian & New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) Annual Conference. Professor de Zwart’s paper addressed the complex issue of grey zones in the context …
11
Jun
This year’s IHL Moot Grand Final was held in the Moot Court on the evening of Friday, 7 June, before their Excellencies Judges Professor Dale Stephens, Dr Stacey Henderson, and Mr Mark Giddings. The Moot involved questions of jurisdiction of the Court, crimes carried out during a non-international armed conflict, and mental incapacity as …
3
Jun
ANZSIL IPSIG workshop held at Adelaide Law School
On Friday, 31 May, the Research Unit on Military Law & Ethics (RUMLAE) and Adelaide Law School hosted the 2019 Australian & New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), International Peace & Security Interest Group annual workshop. The workshop brought together presenters from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom to …