The following will be the core regional courses conducted by the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law:
2010 APCML Courses
- 22-26 March, Civil Military Interaction Workshop (CMIW) - Mt Macedon. Conducted by the Asia Pacific Military Centre of Excellence
- 17-21 May, Law of Peace Operations (Course location to be confirmed)
- 16-20 August, Maritime Security Co-operation (MSC) Workshop - Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
- 11-22 October, Command and Staff Operations Law Course (OPSLAW) - HMAS Penguin
2009 APCML Courses
2008 APCML Courses
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13-24 October 2008. Command and Staff Operations Law Course (HMAS Penguin, Balmoral, Sydney).
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Law of Peace Operations Course.
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Operations Law Course for Legal Advisers. .
2007 APCML Courses
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Command and Staff Operations Law Course
The objective of this two week course is to raise the awareness of commanders and their staff about key operations law issues that impact on contemporary military operations. The course will familiarize participants with the law applicable to the conduct of a wide spectrum of operations and with the planning tools that assist with mission success in compliance with the rule of law. The three modules of the course are conventional operations, operations other than war, including peace operations, and training.
The specific topics on the course will include: Laws of Armed Conflict - Sources and Content; Law of Targeting; Maritime Zones and Naval Operations; Air Operations; Rules of Engagement; Law of Weaponry; the International Criminal Court; Command Responsibility; Peace Operations; Status and Protection of UN Personnel; Information Operations; Law of Occupation; Status and Treatment of Detainees; Use of Force - Individual Self-Defence; selected International Organizations and Non-Government Organizations; Civil Military Co-operation Doctrine; Counter-Terrorist Operations; Training.
Select for the Report on 2006 Command and Staff Operations Law Course
Civil-Military Cooperation Course
This is a five day course that is aimed at military operational planning staff, specialist CIMIC staff, information officers, military police, medical services, logistics planners and engineers. It is also equally aimed at Non Government Organisation personnel, UN Agency personnel, civilian police, emergency services and civil defence personnel, political officers of Foreign Ministries and International Policy personnel within Defence Departments. The objective of the Course is to equip participants with a knowledge of the planning factors that are critical to the conduct of successful CIMIC operations and to familiarise them with each others perspectives, operating procedures, methods, limitations and advantages in this respect.
The course will discuss the doctrinal and strategic rationale for CIMIC, place it in the context of the contemporary operating environment and highlight the general principles that have emerged as relevant to the conduct of CIMIC. One of the key features will be the elucidation of the legal framework within which CIMIC occurs including the international law that sets out CIMIC obligations, rights and prohibitions or that impacts on how CIMIC is conducted. The Course will deal with these matters from a practical perspective providing suggestions as to how planning considerations such as the legal issues can be managed. The participants will also have the opportunity to meet with the diverse actors in the CIMIC area and develop an appreciation of the nature of this diversity. The Course will be offered annually starting in 2003.
Select for the Report on the 2008 Civil Military Co-operation Course
Operations Law Course for Legal Advisers
This one week course is aimed at military or civilian legal advisers who provide support to government or defence organisations in relation to legal matters that impact on the conduct of operations. The subject matter will deal not only with the Laws of Armed Conflict but also with other Convention law, customary law and general principles that have had a bearing on the contemporary operating environment. Issues covered will include the increasing impact of human rights on peace operations, the need to provide for the collapsed state environment in terms of the common interim requirement to manage law and order, the UN system of Rules of Engagement and the UN Board of Inquiry process for UN commanded operations, the legal regimes generally applicable to the conduct of operations other than war, and some of the challenges and tensions that face a legal adviser when giving operational advice.
Over the five days of the Course there will be an unprecedented opportunity for legal advisers from regional armed forces to come together to share experiences, views and interpretations. This itself will assist in future collaboration and facilitate coalition operations involving regional forces. Useful reference material will be provided and participants will hear from legal officers with extensive field experience. The Course will be offered annually starting in 2003.
Law of Peace Operations Course
This is a five day course which will examine legal issues relevant to the creation and management of peace operations. The course will focus on the planning and conduct of military and civilian police peace operations. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore the role and conduct of international and non-government organisations during peace operations. The course will examine, amongst other things, the legal regulation of the use of force by military force and civilian police, privileges and immunities, the application of the laws of armed conflict and human rights law to peace operations, the application of contributing state and host state law, the role and application of mediation on peace operations and the impact the International Criminal Court is likely to have on the planning and management of peace operations.
Select for the Report on the 2007 Law of Peace Operations Course
Maritime Security Cooperation Course
The legal environment applicable to maritime operations is dynamic and ever changing, especially in the Asia Pacific region where there has been considerable ad hoc multi lateral and bilateral dialogue on numerous maritime legal issues over the past ten years. The purpose of the Maritime Security Cooperation Course is to develop a common understanding of key international law principles that govern maritime operations and to promote maritime security cooperation within the Asia Pacific region.
Course content includes: law of the sea, including freedom of navigation and military uses of the EEZ; use of force in maritime law enforcement; maritime peacekeeping, including sanctions enforcement; maritime security operations (including the Proliferation Security Initiative); harbour security and force protection; law of naval warfare; rules of engagement; environmental law and its impacts on naval operations.
The Maritime Security Cooperation Course is a joint initiative between the APCML and the International Law Department of the US Naval War College. This course will be conducted annually, with the host nation alternating between Australia and the US ( Hawaii). The inaugural course was conducted from 4-8 June 2007 at HMAS WATSON, Australia.
Select for Report on the 2007 Maritime Security Cooperation Course
