Research and Publications

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PUBLICATIONS

Books

• “War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy and Ethics“, co-editor with Matthew Hersch, edited volume, Oxford University Press, (2021)
• “Women, Peace and Security: Feminist Perspectives on International Security“, co-editor with Caroline Leprince, edited volume, McGill Queen’s University Press, (2021)
• “Translating Guilt: Leadership Liability for Mass Atrocity Crimes“, by Cassandra Steer, Springer (2017)

Peer Reviewed

• Mobilising Space for Army: Space Assets, Space Data and Space on the Ground, Army Research Journal Vol 20 No 3 (2024, https://doi.org/10.61451/2675157)
• Space Citizen: The Gap Between You, Me and the Governance of Space, Centre for International Governance Innovation (2024)
• Australia’s Maturing Space Capabilities in a National and Regional Context, Asia Policy Vol 19 No 4 (2024)
• One Small Step: Women, Peace and Security in space, National Security College Policy Options Paper, January 2024
• International Humanitarian Law in the “Greyzone” of Space and Cyber, in “Cyber Security and Outer Space”, Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2023
• Who is Australia in Space? The Need for a National Space Policy, in “The Foundations of Australian Space Policy” edited by Tristan Moss, Griffith University Regional Commentary, 2023
• Outer Space in: “Security Studies: An Introduction” (4^th edition) (Paul D. Williams and Matt McDonald, eds) (Routledge, 2023)
• Star Laws: The Role of International Law in Regulating Civil and Military Space Activities in: “Military Space Ethics” (Nikki Coleman, ed.) (Howgate Publishing, 2022)
• The Woomera Manual: Legitimising or Limiting Space Warfare? in: “Military Space Ethics” (Nikki Coleman, ed.) (Howgate Publishing, 2022)
• Introduction: Why Space Law Matters in War and Peace in: “War and Peace in Outer Space: Ethical and Legal Boundaries“, (Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch, ed.s), (Oxford University Press, 2021)
• The Application of International Humanitarian Law in Space, in: “War and Peace in Outer Space: Ethical and Legal Boundaries“, (Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch ed.s), (Oxford University Press, 2021)
• The Province of Humankind: A Feminist Analysis of Space Law, in: “Military and Commercial Uses of Outer Space”, (Stacey Henderson and Melissa de Zwart, ed.s)(Springer, 2021)
• ‘Australia as a Space Power: Combining Civil, Defence and Diplomatic Efforts’, Policy Options Paper, National Security College, Australian National University, 2021
• Why Outer Space Matters for National and International Security”, Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law Paper Series, 8 January 2020
• Global Commons, Cosmic Commons: Implications of Military and Security Uses of Outer Space, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs 18:1 (Spring 2017)
• Conflicts in Outer Space and the Rule of Law, co-authored with Ram Jakhu and Kuan-Wei (David) Chen, Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumrecht (Fall 2017)
• Conflicts in Space: International Humanitarian Law and its Application to Space Warfare, (co-authored with Dale Stephens) in: McGill Annals of Air and Space Law, Vol XXXX, 2015 (McGill, 2016)
• Sources and law-making processes relating to space activities in: Paul S. Dempsey and Ram S. Jakhu (eds), “Routledge Handbook of Space Law” (Routledge, 2016)
• Legal Transplants or Legal Patchworking? The Creation of International Criminal Law as a Pluralistic Body of Law, in: Elies van Sliedregt (ed) “Legal Pluralism in International Criminal Law” (Oxford University Press, 2014)
• Non-State Actors in International Criminal Law in: Jean d’Aspremont (ed), “Participants in the International Legal Order” (Routledge, 2011)

Non-Peer reviewed

• Looking Up From Down Under: Australian Attitudes on Space by Gender, co-authored with Aleks Deejay, Australian Centre for Space Governance, June 2024
• Trust in Earth Observation Data: Dependencies, Risks and Opportunities for Australia, co-authored with Aleks Deejay, Australian Centre for Space Governance, May 2024
• Who Has the Power? A Critical Perspective on Space Governance and New Entrants to the Space Sector, 48 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 179 (2020)
• Global Commons, Cosmic Commons: Implications of Military and Security Uses of Outer Space, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Vol 18, Issue 1 (2017)
• The Use Of Space Technology Export Controls As A Bargaining Solution For Sustainability: A Chicago Convention Model Of Space Governance, co-authored with Gilles Doucet, 2017 Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law (Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, 2018)
• Avoiding Legal Black Holes: International Humanitarian Law Applied To Conflicts In Outer Space, in: 2015 Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law, (Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, 2016)
• The Prosecutor v. Delic: What Are the Limits of Command Responsibility?, in: André Klip and Goran Sluiter (eds) “Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals”, Vol 37 (Intersentia, The Hague, 2014)
• Ranking Responsibility? Why we Should Differentiate Between Participants in Mass Atrocity Crimes, in: D. Abels, M.M. Dolman & K.C.J. Vriend (eds.), ‘Dialectiek van Nationaal en Internationaal Strafrecht’ (Boom Juridische Uitgevers, The Hague, 2013)
• What Makes Valid Law? Shifting Modes of Liability in International Criminal Law, in: M.F.H. Hirsch Ballin, et. al. (eds.), ‘Shifting Responsibilities in Criminal Justice’ (Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, 2012)
• Annotated case notes for Oxford Reports on International Criminal Law:
  • Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Confirmation of Charges; ICL 892 (ICC 2007)
  • Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Judgment; ICL 910 (ICC 2012)
• “The (Non-) Application of International Law by the ILO Administrative Tribunal: Possible Legal Avenues for Establishing Responsibility”, Report for the International Commission of Jurists, co-authored with Vincent Böhre, Sophia von Dewall, Ingeborg Middel, (2004)

RESEARCH GRANTS

To date, these grants, which I have led or contributed to, amount to more than $2.6 million AUD

• Co-applicant and co-facilitator, Canadian Department of National Defence, “Defending and Protecting Commercial Space Systems in Times of Tension and Conflict”, 2024
• Co-applicant, Australian Department of Defence, “Securing Australia Through Space: What Does Australia Need to Secure and How Does Space Help Secure It?”, 2024
• Chief Investigator, Geoscience Australia, “Responsible Governance of Earth Observation Data”, 2022-2024
• Co-applicant, Australian Space Agency, “Diversity and Inclusivity in the Australian Space Sector”, 2023
• Co-applicant, US State Department, Australian Department of Defence and ACT Government, “Diversity at the Frontier: Gender Equality in Space”, 2023
• Secondary investigator, Geoscience Australia, “OzFuel study in support of GA Satellite Cross-Calibration Radiometer program”, 2021
• Chief Investigator, ANU College of Law Internal Grant, “Law in the Stars: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Space Governance”, 2020
• Principal Investigator, Canadian Department of National Defence IDEaS Funding, “A New Framework for Space Deterrence”, 2019
• Co-applicant and author, Canadian Department of National Defence Engagement Programme, “Securing Outer Space: Ethical Governance for Outer Space Security”, 2018
• Principal Investigator, Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grant; “The Next Generation of Women Leaders in International Security”, 2017
• Co-applicant, Canadian Department of National Defence Engagement Programme, “The Next Generation of Women Leaders in International Security”, 2017
• Co-applicant and author, Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Development Grant; “A Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Activities in Outer Space”, 2016-2019
• Author, Canadian Department of National Defence Engagement Programme, “Supporting a Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Activities in Outer Space”, 2016
• Co-applicant and author, Canadian Department of National Defence Engagement Programme, “Expert Roundtable on the Law Applicable to Military Activities in Outer Space”, 2015