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Dr Eve Massingham
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Eve Massingham

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Overview

Background

Dr Eve Massingham is currently working as a Policy Adviser in the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. From September 2019 - August 2022, Eve 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. 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’s earlier work includes as the International Committee of the Red Cross' Regional Legal Adviser for East Africa and as an International Humanitarian Law officer for Australian Red Cross. 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

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Works

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53 works between 2009 and 2024

1 - 20 of 53 works

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

Exploring the Role of religious actors in generating respect for the laws of war: a common article 1 perspective

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

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

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

AUKUS: the regulation of the ocean and the legal dangers of working together

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).

Autonomous systems, private actors, outer space and war: lessons for addressing accountability concerns in uncertain legal environments

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.

Separation Anxiety: AUKUS, the collaborative development and deployment of autonomous maritime technology, and the legal challenges of joint military use of oceans

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.

Legal questions as design considerations for military uncrewed aircraft systems

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.

Generating respect for the laws of war and protecting the natural environment: a Common Article 1 Perspective

2022

Other Outputs

Hollywood and the laws of war

Massingham, Eve (2022, 02 01). Hollywood and the laws of war Articles of War

Hollywood and the laws 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

Testing knowledge: weapons reviews of autonomous weapons systems and the international criminal trial

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.

The legal requirement for command and the future of autonomous military platforms

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

East African laws of war

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.

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

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.

Exploring the role of religious actors in generating respect for the laws of war: a Common Article 1 perspective

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

An AI-flown military aircraft is being designed in Australia. Are our laws equipped to protect us?

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

Military partners and the obligation to "ensure respect" for IHL

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

Taking care against the computer: precautions against military operations on digital infrastructure

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

The law when putting autonomous military platforms on a shopping list

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.

Hollywood and the laws of war: the role of the entertainment industry in preventing war crimes

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

Navigating to autonomy: legal questions in the use of autonomous aerial vehicles by the Australian military

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

Automation of the spectrum, automation and the spectrum: legal challenges when optimising spectrum use for military operations

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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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