
Overview
Background
Dr Eve Massingham was a Senior Research Fellow with the School of Law, The University of Queensland looking at the diverse ways in which the law constrains or enables autonomous functions of military platforms, systems and weapons from September 2019 - August 2022. She is the co-editor of Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Routledge, 2020) and she has published a number of book chapters and journal articles in the fields of international humanitarian law and international law and the use of force. Eve is currently the International Committee of the Red Cross' Regional Legal Adviser for the Pacific. Eve has also worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross as the Regional Legal Adviser for East Africa and as a Policy Adviser in the Legal Division in Geneva as well as for Australian Red Cross as an International Humanitarian Law officer. She began her career at (then) Freehills (admitted 2004) and was an Associate to Justice Collier at the Federal Court of Australia. Eve has also served as an Australian Army Reserve Officer. Eve holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons) from Queensland University of Technology, a Master of International and Community Development from Deakin University, an LLM (Distinction) from King's College London and a PhD from the University of Queensland.
Availability
- Dr Eve Massingham is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Exploring the Role of religious actors in generating respect for the laws of war: a common article 1 perspective
Massingham, Eve and McRuvie, Kirsty (2024). Exploring the Role of religious actors in generating respect for the laws of war: a common article 1 perspective. Journal of Human Rights Practice. doi: 10.1093/jhuman/huad042
2023
Journal Article
War in cities: why the protection of the natural environment matters even when fighting in urban areas, and what can be done to ensure protection
Massingham, Eve, Almila, Elina and Piret, Mathilde (2023). War in cities: why the protection of the natural environment matters even when fighting in urban areas, and what can be done to ensure protection. International Review of the Red Cross, 105 (924), 1313-1336. doi: 10.1017/s1816383123000395
2023
Journal Article
AUKUS: the regulation of the ocean and the legal dangers of working together
McKenzie, Simon and Massingham. Eve (2023). AUKUS: the regulation of the ocean and the legal dangers of working together. Ocean Yearbook, 37 (1), 136-170. doi: 10.1163/22116001-03701008
2022
Journal Article
Autonomous systems, private actors, outer space and war: lessons for addressing accountability concerns in uncertain legal environments
Massingham, Eve and Stephens, Dale (2022). Autonomous systems, private actors, outer space and war: lessons for addressing accountability concerns in uncertain legal environments. Melbourne Journal of International Law, 23 (2).
2022
Conference Publication
Separation Anxiety: AUKUS, the collaborative development and deployment of autonomous maritime technology, and the legal challenges of joint military use of oceans
McKenzie, Simon and Massingham, Eve (2022). Separation Anxiety: AUKUS, the collaborative development and deployment of autonomous maritime technology, and the legal challenges of joint military use of oceans . New Technologies on the Global Battlespace , University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 13 May 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Legal questions as design considerations for military uncrewed aircraft systems
Massingham, Eve (2022). Legal questions as design considerations for military uncrewed aircraft systems. Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems RPAS in Australian Skies 2022, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 29-30 March 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Generating respect for the laws of war and protecting the natural environment: a Common Article 1 Perspective
Massingham, Eve (2022). Generating respect for the laws of war and protecting the natural environment: a Common Article 1 Perspective. 8th Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium, Sydney, NSW Australia, 9-11 February 2022.
2022
Other Outputs
Hollywood and the laws of war
Massingham, Eve (2022, 02 01). Hollywood and the laws of war Articles of War
2022
Book Chapter
Testing knowledge: weapons reviews of autonomous weapons systems and the international criminal trial
Massingham, Eve and McKenzie, Simon (2022). Testing knowledge: weapons reviews of autonomous weapons systems and the international criminal trial. Futures of international criminal justice. (pp. 177-197) edited by Emma Palmer, Susan Harris Rimmer, Edwin Bikundo and Martin Clark. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003087533-11
2022
Journal Article
The legal requirement for command and the future of autonomous military platforms
Liivoja, Rain, Massingham, Eve and McKenzie, Simon (2022). The legal requirement for command and the future of autonomous military platforms. International Law Studies, 99, 638-675.
2022
Book Chapter
East African laws of war
Mutuma, Kenneth Wyne and Massingham, Eve (2022). East African laws of war. The laws of yesterday's wars 2: from ancient India to East Africa. (pp. 214-240) edited by Samuel White. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Nijhoff. doi: 10.1163/9789004473218
2021
Journal Article
Entertainment and the laws of war: The role of States in their interactions with the entertainment industry in order to ensure respect for international humanitarian law
Massingham, Eve (2021). Entertainment and the laws of war: The role of States in their interactions with the entertainment industry in order to ensure respect for international humanitarian law. Media and Arts Law Review, 24, 130-147.
2021
Conference Publication
Exploring the role of religious actors in generating respect for the laws of war: a Common Article 1 perspective
Massingham, Eve (2021). Exploring the role of religious actors in generating respect for the laws of war: a Common Article 1 perspective . Religious Actors and Humanitarian Norms Compliance in Armed Conflict: Roles, Influence, Engagement, University of York (online), 8-10 December 2021.
2021
Other Outputs
An AI-flown military aircraft is being designed in Australia. Are our laws equipped to protect us?
Massingham, Eve (2021, 12 03). An AI-flown military aircraft is being designed in Australia. Are our laws equipped to protect us? The Conversation
2021
Other Outputs
Military partners and the obligation to "ensure respect" for IHL
Stephens, Dale and Massingham, Eve (2021, 11 18). Military partners and the obligation to "ensure respect" for IHL Articles of War
2021
Journal Article
Taking care against the computer: precautions against military operations on digital infrastructure
McKenzie, Simon and Massingham, Eve (2021). Taking care against the computer: precautions against military operations on digital infrastructure. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 12 (2), 1-27. doi: 10.1163/18781527-bja10036
2021
Other Outputs
The law when putting autonomous military platforms on a shopping list
Massingham, Eve (2021, 09 20). The law when putting autonomous military platforms on a shopping list The Interpreter
2021
Journal Article
Navigating to autonomy: legal questions in the use of autonomous aerial vehicles by the Australian military
Massingham, Eve (2021). Navigating to autonomy: legal questions in the use of autonomous aerial vehicles by the Australian military. Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies, 3 (1), 3-25. doi: 10.51174/AJDSS.0301/OGMX3242
2021
Conference Publication
Hollywood and the laws of war: the role of the entertainment industry in preventing war crimes
Massingham, Eve (2021). Hollywood and the laws of war: the role of the entertainment industry in preventing war crimes. Inertia or Innovation? Reshaping International Law for a Complex Future: 28th Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Conference, Online , 30 June - 6 July 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Automation of the spectrum, automation and the spectrum: legal challenges when optimising spectrum use for military operations
Massingham, Eve (2021). Automation of the spectrum, automation and the spectrum: legal challenges when optimising spectrum use for military operations. Law, Technology and Humans, 3 (2), 91-106. doi: 10.5204/lthj.1854
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
African Union (AU) Approach to International Law: Divergent, Complementary or Rhetoric?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Cassimatis
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Prevention of Atrocity Crimes: Legal Obligations and State Responsibility
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alexander Bellamy, Professor Anthony Cassimatis
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