Hard at work this morning on the application of international law to intelligence collection Nebraska Law UNSW Canberra Exeter Centre for International Law Adelaide Law School

Yesterday Nebraska Law Professor Jack Beard addressed the military leaders and diplomats at the Australia Defense Force Academy in Canberra, Australia regarding work on the Woomera Manual’s International Law of Military Space Operations. #NELaw #spacelaw WoomeraManual

Professor Beard and the entire WoomeraManual team are working to address the critical issue of the militarization of space. We are proud to be a part of this work. #NELaw

Is cyberspace a legal Wild West? Nope, writes Prof @Schmitt_ILaw in this new piece on Just Security. Take his word: he is a cyber law expert and from Texas! justsecurity.org/68892/norm-ske… via Just Security

Look out, SpaceX -Russia's taking this to the UN newsweek.com/elon-musk-star…

justsecurity.org/68815/military… Space warfare is now a reality as military operations increasingly take place in outer space. Dale Stephens explains how the WoomeraManual project seeks to explain how international law applies to space-based military operations

"The more familiar international lawyers become with the real problems and the real threats that occur in the full spectrum of military operations in outer space, the more likely it will be that legal solutions and limits can be found." Dale Stephens discussing the WoomeraManual.

Prof Mike Schmitt's Schmitt_Ilaw University of Exeter keynote on offensive cyber ops at Duke Law. On this trip, he also spoke at Harvard Law School @HarvardNSJ on the same topic & at the U.S. Cyber Command Legal Conference on 2019 int'l cyber law developments. See video: sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2020/0…

Seems to be a loose definition of "defensive weapons" here. Also, stay tuned: 2020 version of Secure World Foundation's counterspace threat doc comes out April 1 airforcemag.com/space-force-of…

Stockton Center Professor Emeritus Mike Schmitt’s remarks on offensive cyber at Duke Law.

@Schmitt_ILaw WoomeraManual

A three part forum on the Woomera Manual on Just Security addressing various angles of military uses of outer space: justsecurity.org/tag/woomera-ma…

The prospect of armed conflict in outer space unfortunately appears to be growing whilst the extent to which countries rely on space for national security purposes and proliferation of counterspace capabilities are contributing to the risk of “space war.” justsecurity.org/68906/war-in-s…

NATO Recognizes Space as an “Operational Domain”: One Small Step Toward a Rules-Based International Order in Outer Space justsecurity.org/68898/nato-rec… via Just Security

Military Space Operations and International Law justsecurity.org/68815/military… via Just Security

ICYMI: read our latest working paper on "Military Space Operations" by Kubo Mačák at socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/media/universi…

Nothing stops the Woomera Manual Board meeting- extreme time zones notwithstanding the work continues apace on the Manual in preparation for state engagement Nebraska Law Exeter Centre for International Law Adelaide Law School UNSW Canberra

Feb 19: Victoria Samson will discuss #spacesecurity issues with UCLA's Burkle Center's interns as part of a new by-students/for-students discussion series designed to engage experts on various issues that span international relations. tinyurl.com/3udemx7z

Check out this article with @mdezwart and discussion of the WoomeraManual. #NELaw is a proud manual partner. particle.scitech.org.au/space/take-me-…

This short article includes a discussion with my WoomeraManual colleague @mdezwart about the manual project (and other topics) as well as a gif from one of my favorite episodes of Parks and Rec. So, highly recommended. particle.scitech.org.au/space/take-me-…