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The Australian Army has adopted “respect” as a new addition to the existing trio of values, “courage, initiative and teamwork.” This article explores what respect may mean as an army value. The significance of respect surrounding two incidents involving Australian Defence Force personnel while on duty in Afghanistan is considered. The first is the so-called “green on blue” attack by an Afghan National Army soldier killing three Australian soldiers on 29 August 2012. The second concerns allegations of mutilation of suspected Afghan insurgents’ corpses by soldiers attached to an Australian Special Forces Unit on 28 April 2013. The incidents have resulted in internal military investigations: in the second incident, with a view to possible prosecution for breach of the law of armed conflict and related disciplinary offences; and in the case of the green on blue attack, leading to a civilian coronial inquest. This article discusses the training and modelling of behaviour required to instil such a value...

This book contains the texts of twenty-five formal international agreements, from the 1856 Paris Declaration to the 1981 UN Weapons Convention. It also contains other important documents, such as the 1978 Red Cross Fundamental Rules of International Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts. Each document is preceded by prefatory notes by the editors, explaining its legal and historical context. In addition, each binding international agreement is followed by a complete and authoritative list of all the states which are parties to it, along with the dates of adherence and details of any reservations or declarations which states have made.

The essays convey collectively a picture of the law of armed conflict that is multidimensional in scope and insight. This second revised and expanded edition is an up-to-date, as well as a classically authoritative contribution to this immensely important field. The international laws of war are an indispensable component to understanding the range of permissible conduct or the penalties and reprisals associated with violations of permissible conduct. Even the rules applicable to terrorism are not thought of as coming under the laws of war, for terrorism is nothing other than the conduct of warfare against an unguarded and defenceless citizenry.

This paper discusses the international legal issues arising out of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the United Nations response to the conflict. The author frames his analysis considering just war theory, international law and the United Nations Charter. After looking at the historical relations between Iraq and Kuwait, Professor Green examines the United Nations response to the conflict considering the related U.N. resolutions. Reference is made to the law of armed conflict and international law on the treatment of civilians and diplomats. Finally, the author briefly discusses legal problems faced by some of the states aligned against Iraq.