SIR KENNETH KEITH LAUNCHES NUREMBERG VOLUME IN THE HAGUE
11 December 2007
His Excellency Justice Sir Kenneth Keith of the International Court of Justice launched the APCML volume of essays on the Nuremberg Trial at a ceremony in the Carlton Ambassador Hotel in The Hague on 11 December 2007.  Sir Kenneth is the first New Zealander ever to be elected to a nine-year term as judge of the International Court of Justice and he has long been a supporter of the APCML.  The book was edited by APCML academic staff member Dr David Blumenthal and APCML Director Professor Tim McCormack and is entitled The Legacy of Nuremberg:  Civilising Influence or Institutionalised Vengeance? It includes revised papers presented at the APCML one-day Seminar of the same title held in Canberra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trial.   The Hague launch was attended by judges from the International Court of Justice and from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia as well as by diplomats, international lawyers from the various courts and tribunals in The Hague, academics and Dutch Government lawyers.

The Nuremberg Trial book is Volume 20 in the International Humanitarian Law Series published by Martinus Nijhoff in Leiden and co-edited by Professor Tim McCormack and Professor Christopher Greenwood QC of the London School of Economics. 

Sir Kenneth Keith launching the book

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PROFESSOR MICHAEL SCHMITT 2006 LECTURE NOW PUBLISHED
International Humanitarian Law and Contemporary Armed Conflict: Can the Law Survive? Public Lecture - 13 September 2006 at 6pm

The 2006 Sir Ninian Stephen Visiting Scholar Lecture was presented at the Melbourne Law School on 13 September by Professor Michael N. Schmitt, Professor of International Law and Director of the Program in Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. In his lecture, entitled' International Humanitarian Law and Contemporary Armed Conflict: Can the Law Survive?', Professor Schmitt considered how the changing nature of warfare is affecting the content, application and interpretation of the Law of Armed Conflict and International Humanitarian Law, with particular reference to the use of technology in armed conflict.

The text of Professor Schmitt’s lecture has now been published in the latest edition of the Melbourne Journal of International Law.

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LATEST EDITION OF MELBOURNE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
December 2007
This edition (Vol 8 issue 2) includes a number of contributions from past and present members and associates of the APCML, including the current Director and Deputy Director, and all four previous Sir Ninian Stephen Visiting Scholars - Professor Peter Rowe, University of Lancaster, UK (2003), Dr Gerry Simpson, London School of Economics and Political Science (2004), Professor Hilary Charlesworth, The Australian National University (2005) and Professor Michael N Schmitt, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (2006)

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IHL IN AIR & MISSILE WARFARE MANUAL
Regional Workshop
15 - 16 November 2007
The APCML, in conjunction with the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR) conducted the first International Humanitarian Law in Air and Missile Warfare Manual Regional Workshop on 15-16 November at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney.

The Workshop was part of an international collaborative effort by the HPCR to produce a Manual on International Humanitarian Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare. Such a Manual has the potential to decisively influence global thinking on the conduct of aerial warfare and significantly shape operational policy in this area. The Asia Pacific Region was selected to commence this review process with further regional workshops planned for Africa and South America over the next year.


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MALCOLM FRASER INAUGURAL PROFESSORIAL LECTURE
25 October 2007
The Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH, Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne, attached to the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law in the Melbourne University Law School, gave his Inaugural Professorial Lecture on 25 October 2007 at the Melbourne Law School.

In the remarks prefacing his lecture ‘Finding Security in Terrorism’s Shadow: the Importance of the Rule of Law’, Professor Fraser stated that he regarded it as both an honour and a privilege to be associated with the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law and to be able to work with people committed to the purpose of reminding us that ‘there can be no peaceful civil society without the Rule of Law at its heart.’

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APCML CO-HOSTS IHL EXPERT MEETING - Stockholm
4-5 October 2007
An International Expert Meeting on International Humanitarian Law and Gender was held in Stockholm on 4-5 October. Co-hosted by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Defence College, the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law, the event brought together experts and senior military representatives from across the world to discuss issues relating to IHL and gender, including workshops on means of warfare, methods of warfare and detainees. The event was opened by the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the dinner was hosted by the Minister of International Development, both of whom expressed high regard for the APCML and its role in co-hosting the Meeting.

Dr Helen Durham, APCML Senior Research Fellow, was a key-note speaker and she provided an insight into the fact that whilst to date debates about gender issues and IHL have focused upon women, there is much work to be done in relation to men in this area as well. The meeting was deemed a success by those attending and it was acknowledged that further work on this topic is needed and a number of ‘follow-up’ events have been proposed.

INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW CONFERENCE - WELLINGTON
29-31 August 2007
Three APCML staff from the University node were invited to speak at the Second Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Conference held in Wellington on 29-31 August. APCML Director Professor Tim McCormack spoke on ‘The Importance of Effective Multilateral Enforcement of IHL’, APCML Associate Director Professor Stuart Kaye spoke on ‘National IHL Committees: A Commonwealth Perspective’, and APCML Senior Research Fellow Dr Helen Durham spoke on ‘The Laws of War and Traditional Cultures’. Professor McCormack also participated in the Beeby Colloquium on International Law with Daniel Bethlehem QC, Legal Adviser, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on ‘Challenges to IHL from Contemporary Armed Conflicts’. The Conference was attended by around 150 delegates from national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and relevant government departments from all Commonwealth countries.

APCML CONDUCTS LEGAL MODULE
International Peace Operations Seminar - Canberra
29 July – 10 August 2007
The APCML sponsored a two-day legal module as part of the International Peace Operations Seminar (IPOS) conducted by the ADF Peacekeeping Centre in Canberra in the period 29 July – 10 August 2007. IPOS 2007 brought together about 50 military officers and civilians (from organisations such as the Australian Red Cross) from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, PNG, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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APCML STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH PHD
14 August 2007
APCML students Gideon Boas and Hayli Anne Millar will graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne on 14 August. Gideon’s thesis is entitled ‘The Milošević Trial: Lessons for the Conduct of Complex International Criminal Proceedings’ and Hayli’s thesis is entitled ‘Standards for Effective Transitional Justice Decision-making: Lessons from South Africa and East Timor’.

APCML STUDENT MICHELLE LESH EDITORIAL ASSISTANT APPOINTMENT
July-December 2007
APCML student Michelle Lesh has been appointed by the Asser Institute in The Hague to work part-time as an editorial assistant on the Institute’s Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law (YIHL). Michelle will work on the correspondence reports which are provided to the YIHL by 30-40 countries, under the supervision of APCML Director Professor Tim McCormack, in his capacity as Editor-in-Chief of the YIHL.

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ICC PROSECUTOR TO VISIT APCML
10 August 2007
The APCML (University node) has been invited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to host a visit to Melbourne by ICC Prosecutor Dr Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Friday 10 August 2007. The Prosecutor will give a public lunchtime seminar entitled ‘The New System of International Criminal Justice and the International Criminal Court’ at the Melbourne Law School at 1pm.

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APCML Director Professor Tim McCormack, ICC Prosecutor Dr Luis Moreno-Ocampo, APCML Deputy Director CAPT Dale Stephens RAN

DIRECTOR JOINS SECURITY COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE
July 2007
Professor Tim McCormack has been appointed by the Foreign Minister The Hon Alexander Downer to the Executive of the Minister’s National Consultative Committee on International Security Issues (NCCISI). The Committee functions as a channel for the exchange of views on peace, arms control, security and disarmament issues between the Australian Government and the community, and Professor McCormack has been a member of the Committee and its predecessor since January 1998. He will take on the role of co-Deputy-Chair, with Ms Martine Letts, Deputy Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy as the other co-Deputy-Chair. The Chair of the NCCISI Committee is Dr Rod Lyon, Director of the Strategy and International Program of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

NEW APCML ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (UNIVERSITY NODE)
Professor Stuart Kaye is the new APCML Associate Director of the University
node, from 1 July 2007.  He replaces Bruce 'Ossie' Oswald who has made an
outstanding contribution to the APCML in its foundation period.  Since 2002
'Ossie' has worked tirelessly to promote the work of the APCML both
nationally and internationally and much of its current success is due to his
efforts over the last six years. 

Professor Stuart Kaye joined the Melbourne Law School in January 2007 and is
well-known as a leading expert on the law of the sea and national security
issues.  He is also a Reserve Legal Officer in the Royal Australian Navy and
we look forward to expanding our program of activities to reflect his areas
of expertise.

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INAUGURAL MARITIME SECURITY COOPERATION COURSE
4-8 June 2007
The APCML held its inaugural ‘Maritime Security Cooperation Course’ at HMAS WATSON in the week of 4-8 June 2007. The course was the first of its kind for the APCML and will form part of its annual ‘core’ suite of courses offered. The course was formally opened by Rear Admiral Rowan Moffitt RAN ( Deputy Chief Joint Operations, Headquarters Joint Operations Command ) and was conducted in partnership with the International Law Department of the U.S. Naval War College. Select for a full report with photos

BIOSAFETY & BIOSECURITY WORKSHOP
28 May 2007
The APCML hosted a visit coordinated by the Counter-Terrorism Branch of the
International Security Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
(DFAT) on 28 May.  Twelve regional scientists and technical experts from
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and The Philippines attended a presentation by
APCML Director Professor Tim McCormack and APCML Principal Research Fellow
Dr Bob Mathews on the obligations on States Parties to the Biological
Weapons Convention and the importance of more effective national
implementation to counter the regional threat of bio-terrorism.

APCML / ICRC WORKSHOP ON CIVPOL IN PKO
7-9 May 2007
The APCML and the ICRC held a joint workshop on Law Enforcement in Peace Keeping Operations: Training Needs for Civilian Policing at the Melbourne University Law School , on 7-9 May. The aim of t he seminar was to provide a means of consolidating the experiences of police forces from the Pacific and Asia gained in the framework of PKO in many civilian policing (CIVPOL) missions around the world.

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APCML CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION COURSE
16-20 April 2007
The APCML conducted its fifth annual Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) course at HMAS Penguin in the period 16-20 April 2007. The 2007 course reflected a steady development over the years in the geographic reach of the course and in the diversity of its participants.

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PEACEKEEPING SEMINAR – VIETNAM
31 March - 5 April 2007
An ADF delegation, comprising Captain Dale Stephens RAN of the APCML and Major David Moon of the ADF Peacekeeping Centre, recently conducted a Peacekeeping seminar and workshop planning meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam.  The activity involved representatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Peoples Army.  The activity was led and supported by the Australian Embassy Defence Attaché staff Select for a full report and photo

ASIAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
7 April 2007
APCML academic staff member Alison Duxbury presented a paper on  'Moving
Towards or Turning Away from Institutions?  The Future of International
Organisations in the Asia Pacific Region', at the inaugural conference of
the Asian Society of International Law, National University of Singapore, on
7 April.

MILITARY LEADERSHIP IN PEACEKEEPING SEMINAR – BANGKOK
27 February – 1 March 2007
The APCML, in partnership with the St James Ethics Centre and the R oyal Thai Armed Forces ( RTArF), co-hosted a military leadership in peacekeeping seminar in Bangkok from 27 February to 1 March. The three days of the seminar covered Duty to Protect, Proportionality, and Training. The APCML was represented by Associate Director LTCOL Paul Muggleton. C ountries represented included: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Tonga, Vietnam and Thailand.

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APCML DELIVERY OF LEGAL MODULE – AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR DEFENCE & STRATEGIC STUDIES (CDSS)
19-21 February 2007
The APCML was invited to deliver the legal module on the 2007 Defence and Strategic Studies Course for the CDSS at the Australian Defence College in Canberra, which provides officers of the Australian Defence Force, the Australian Public Service and overseas participants with the knowledge and skills required by senior leaders and managers operating in the national security environment. APCML instructors for the legal module were Commander Dale Stephens CSM, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Muggleton, and Lieutenant Commander Rachel Jones.

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PEACEKEEPING SEMINAR - JAKARTA 14-15 February 2007
APCML Associate Director LTCOL Paul Muggleton represented the APCML at a peacekeeping seminar in Jakarta on 14-15 February. The Indonesian participants at the seminar included representatives of DEPHAN (Ministry of Defence), POLRI (Indonesian National Police), TNI (Indonesian armed forces) and DEPLU (Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs). Australian participants included representatives of the ADF Warfare Centre, the ADF Peacekeeping Centre, the APCML, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. The seminar was immediately followed by discussions between Australian and Indonesian authorities on practical activities that could be conducted in the future.

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LAW OF PEACE OPERATIONS COURSE IN NEW DELHI - 19-23 February 2007
The APCML and Centre for UN Peacekeeping - India (CUNPK-I) jointly conducted a Law of Peace Operations Course in New Delhi from 19-23 February 2007 at the United Service Institution, India. This is the first time that an APMCL course has been held 'off-shore'.

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NEW APCML MONOGRAPH
The latest in the series of APCML monographs has just been published,
entitled Protecting the Internally Displaced in Armed Conflict: Do
International Models of Intervention for Humanitarian Purposes Assist? by
Elizabeth Cossor.

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PEACEKEEPING SEMINAR – VIETNAM
31 March - 5 April 2007
An ADF delegation, comprising Captain Dale Stephens RAN of the APCML and Major David Moon of the ADF Peacekeeping Centre, recently conducted a Peacekeeping seminar and workshop planning meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam.  The activity involved representatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Peoples Army.  The activity was led and supported by the Australian Embassy Defence Attaché staff

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APCML / ICRC WORKSHOP ON CIVPOL IN PKO
7-9 May 2007
Joint APCML/ICRC workshop on Civilian Police in Peace Keeping Operations

Thirteen Police officers from nine countries rom the Pacific, Australia and Asia participated in a joint workshop on civilian police in Peace Keeping Operations, co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law (APCML) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the University of Melbourne from 7-9 May 2007. The aim of the workshop was to produce a working paper on the training needs for civilian police in peace keeping operations. Emphasis was given to humanitarian concerns such as the protection of civilians, including internally displaced persons, relations with coalition partners and humanitarian organizations and the legal framework in which CIVPOL operate on overseas PKO.

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Contact details:

University Node Cathy Hutton Administrator Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law Law School The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 AUSTRALIA Tel: + 61 3 8344 4775 Fax: + 61 3 8344 0054 Email: law-apcml@unimelb.edu.au

Military Node Amy Hoskin Training Administrator Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law Building 100 Randwick Barracks Avoca Street RANDWICK NSW 2031 AUSTRALIA Tel: + 61 2 9349 0115 Fax: +61 2 9349 0757 Email: mlc.admin@defence.gov.au