• Books
• Book Chapters & Working Papers
• Refereed Academic Articles
• Contributions to Submissions and Reports
• Book Reviews
• Print Media
• Selected Conference Papers, Lectures & Presentations (2003-2009)

Books

International Law and the Use of Force: A Documentary and Reference Guide (Westport CT: Praeger Security, forthcoming 2009) [with Shirley Scott and Anthony Billingsley]

Book Chapters & Working Papers

[2009] "The Proportionality Principle in the Context of Anti-Terrorism Legislation: an Inquiry into the Boundaries between Human Rights Law and Public Policy", in Vinay Kumar (ed.), Proportionality and Federalism: State Reflections (Hyderabad: Amicus Books), pp. 180-201 (revised article first published in 2008 see below)

[2008] "Law, Intelligence and Politics in Australia's War on Terror" in Jon Moran & Mark Phythian (eds.), In the Shadow of 9/11: Intelligence, Security and Policing in the UK's War on Terror (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 159-182.

[2008] "Die Rolle der Zivilgesellschaft bei der Verhütung und Bekämpfung des Terrorismus" in Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik and der Universität Hamburg (ed.), OSZE-Jahrbuch 2007, Vol. 13 (Baden-Baden: Nomos), pp. 373-383.

[2008] "The Role of Civil Society in Preventing Terrorism" in Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg/IFSH (ed.), OSCE Yearbook 2007, Vol. 12 (Baden-Baden: Nomos), pp. 341-350

[2008] "The Proportionality Principle in the Context of Anti-Terrorism Legislation: an Inquiry into the Boundaries between Human Rights Law and Public Policy", in Pene Mathew and Miriam Gani (eds.), Fresh Perspectives on the "War on Terror" (Canberra: Australian National University E-Press), pp. 109-124.

[2007] "Australia's Counterterrorism Law and Policy in the Aftermath of 9/11: A Return to the Dark Ages?" in George Kassimeris (ed.), Playing Politics with Terrorism (London: C. Hurst & Co. and New York: Columbia University Press), pp. 250-276.

[2007] "Derogating from International Human Rights Obligations in the War on Terrorism?" in Magnus Ranstorp & Paul Wilkinson (eds.), Terrorism and Human Rights (London/New York: Routledge), pp. 201-225.

[2006] "Liberty versus Security: Rights-based Objections to a Simple Balancing Exercise"
in Christian Enemark (ed.), Ethics of War in a Time of Terror, Canberra Paper on Strategy & Defence No. 163 , (Canberra: Australian National University Press), pp. 41-54.

[2005] The Use of Depleted Uranium Ammunition in 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' - a War Crime?
SDSC Working Paper on Strategy & Defence No. 394 (Canberra: Australian National University Press), 28pp, ISBN 0 7315 5462 0.

[2004] "Terrorism in Australia - From Where the Risk?", in Malcolm Cook (ed.) A la Carte Sovereignty: Australia's Transforming Borders (Sydney: Lowy Institute for International Policy), pp. 39-45.

Refereed Academic Articles

"The Security Council's 1267 Sanction Regime: An Increasing Liability for the United Nation's Counter-Terrorism Efforts?
(2009) Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 32, No. 12, forthcoming.

"Kadi and Al Barakaat v Council of the EU - The Incompatibility of the UN Security Council's 1267 Sanctions Regime with European Due Process Guarantees"
(2009) Melbourne Journal of International Law, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 329-345
http://www.mjil.law.unimelb.edu.au/issues/archive/2009(1)/15Michaelsen.pdf

"Balancing Liberty against Security? A Critique of Counterterrorism Rhetoric"
(2006) University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 1-21. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLawJl/2006/13.html

"Security against Terrorism: Individual Right or State Purpose?
(2005) Public Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 78-83.

"Just War Doctrine and the Invasion of Iraq" [with Christian Enemark]
(2005) Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 545-563.

"Australia's Antiterrorism Laws Lack Adequate Oversight Mechanisms"
(2005) Democratic Audit of Australia, November 2005, [http://arts.anu.edu.au/democraticaudit/papers/200511_michaelsen_anti_terror.pdf].

"Anti-Terrorism Legislation in Australia: A Proportionate Response to the Terrorist Threat?"
(2005) Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 28, No. 4 (July-August), pp. 321-339.

"Derogating from International Human Rights Obligations in the War on Terrorism?"
(2005) Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 17, No. 1-2 (Spring-Summer), pp. 131-155.

"Maritime Exclusion Zones in Times of Armed Conflict at Sea - Legal Controversies Still Unresolved"
(2003) Journal of Conflict and Security Law, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 363-390.

"International Human Rights On Trial: The United Kingdom's and Australia's Legal Response to 9/11"
(2003) Sydney Law Review, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 275-303.

Contributions to Submissions and Reports

(2009) Submission to the Attorney-General's Department on the National Security Legislation Discussion Paper [with Ben Golder, Andrew Lynch, Nicola McGarrity, Edward Santow, Ben Teeger and George Williams].

(2009) Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation on national security and terrorism [with Ben Golder, Andrew Lynch, and Nicola McGarrity].

(2009) Contribution to Overdue Process: Protecting Human Rights while Sanctioning Alleged Terrorists - A report to Cordaid from the Fourth Freedom Forum and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame (David Cortright, George A. Lopez, Alistair Millar, and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf) http://www.fourthfreedom.org/pdf/Overdue_process.pdf

(2007) OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, The Role of Civil Society in Preventing Terrorism [single authored in official capacity]. http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2007/05/24495_en.pdf

(2007) OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Final Report: Expert Workshop on Human Rights and International Co-operation in Counter-Terrorism [co-authored in official capacity]. http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2007/02/23424_en.pdf

Book Reviews

"Book Review: Andrew Lynch, Edwina Macdonald, George Williams (eds.), 'Law and Liberty in the War on Terror' (Sydney: Federation Press, 2007)"
(2008) University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 381-85

"Book Review: Stephen Grey, 'Ghost Plane - The Inside Story of the CIA's Secret Rendition Programme' (London: C. Hurst & Co, 2006)"
(2008) Critical Studies on Terrorism, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 125-28.

"Book Review: Cheong-Ann Png, 'Corporate Liability - A Study in Principles of Attribution' (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2001)",
(2006) International Trade and Business Law Review, Vol. 10, pp. 211-13

Print Media

"Face the flaws - don't choose the scaremonger path", Canberra Times, 17 August 2009, Opinion, p. 11.

"German law points way in our own rights debate", Canberra Times, 22 May 2009, Opinion, p. 13.

"Democracy wilts easily when conducted behind closed doors", Canberra Times, 18 October 2005, Opinion, p. 9.

"Why terrorism is a distant fear for us", The Age, 10 September 2005, Opinion, p. 11.

"Anti-terrorism laws must be open to scrutiny", Canberra Times, 22 July 2005, Opinion, p. 16.

"Intrusive anti-terror laws: useful or symbolic?" Canberra Times, 13 May 2005, Opinion, p. 13.

"Why everybody should hear Habib's story", Canberra Times, 3 February 2005, Opinion, p. 11.

"UK ruling exposes flaws in our anti-terror laws", Canberra Times, 22 December 2004, Opinion, p. 21.

"Bills make mockery of justice", Canberra Times, 26 November 2004, Opinion, p. 17.

"Australia an unlikely target", Canberra Times, 11 September 2004, Forum, p. B3.

"The Price of Freedom", The Diplomat, (September 2004), Perspectives: Special Report, pp. 30-32.

"White Paper is short on real analysis", Canberra Times, 21 July 2004, Opinion, p. 15.

"A disturbing descent into paranoia", Canberra Times, 10 June 2004, Opinion, p. 19.

"Little basis for tougher terror laws", Canberra Times, 6 April 2004, Opinion, p. 11.

"ASIO short of language skills", Brisbane Courier-Mail, 6 February 2004, p. 13.

"ASIO: More powers than FBI or MI5", Canberra Times, 4 December 2003, Opinion, p. 21.

Selected Conference Papers, Lectures & Presentations (2003-2009)

"The Proportionality Principle, Counterterrorism and Human Rights: A German-Australian Comparison", International Conference on "Exclusions from Constitutional Law", City University of Hong Kong, China, 29 October 2009.

"The Future of the UN's Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Regime", Public Seminar, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 16 October 2009

"International and Comparative Perspectives on Australia's Anti-terrorism Laws", UNSW Law Society Speakers Forum, Sydney, Australia, 29 September 2009.

"The Security Council's 1267 Sanction Regime: The Way Ahead", 17th Annual Conference, Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 3 July 2009.

"The Security Council's 1267 Sanction Regime: An Increasing Liability for the United Nation's Counter-Terrorism Efforts?, 6th Asian Law Institute Conference, University of Hong Kong, China, 29 May 2009.

"The Legality of Diplomatic Assurances under International Human Rights Law", Crossing Borders: Promoting Regional Law Enforcement Cooperation - European, Australian and Asia-Pacific Perspectives, Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 8 April 2009.

"Security and the Rule of Law: Current Developments and Challenges in the Context of International Law", UNSW International Research Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 19 February 2009.

"The Kadi / Al Barakaat Decision of the European Court of Justice and its Implications for the UN Security Council's 1267 Sanctions Regime" Conference 'Countering Terrorism through International and Domestic Targeted Sanctions: A Rule of Law Perspective', American University, Washington College of Law, Washington DC, USA, 15 September 2008.

"Climate Change as a Threat to International Peace and Security",
Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 7 November 2007.

"The Role of Civil Society in Preventing Terrorism"
Presentation, Workshop on the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation & Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, 20 June 2007.

"International Human Rights Standards and Requests for Evidence in Criminal Proceedings Related to Terrorism", Keynote Address, OSCE Conference on the Role of Police in Counter-Terrorism, Madrid, Spain, 8 May 2007.

"The International Legal Counter-Terrorism Framework", "The Right to Liberty in the Context of Counter-Terrorism", "Freedom of Association and Assembly in the Context of Counter-Terrorism",
Lectures, ODIHR Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Training, Baku, Azerbaijan, 1-2 March 2007.

"Human Rights Considerations in International Legal Co-operation in Criminal Matters Related to Terrorism", Presentation, UNODC/OSCE Workshop, Bucharest, Romania, 13 November 2006.

"The OSCE Human Dimension"
Lecture, Poznan Institute of Human Rights, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland, 12 September 2006.

"Human Rights Considerations in International Legal Co-operation in Criminal Matters Related to Terrorism", Presentation, United Nations Office for Drugs & Crime/OSCE Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia, 3 June 2006.

"The Proportionality Principle in the Context of Antiterrorism Legislation: An Inquiry into the Boundaries between Law and Public Policy", Ensuring Accountability - Terrorist Challenges and State Responses in a Free Society, International Expert Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 21 April 2006.

"Extraordinary Renditions, Secret Detention Centres and Diplomatic Assurances - Has Europe Lost its Moral High Ground in the Fight against Terrorism?",
Public Lecture, National Europe Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 19 April 2006.

"Protecting Human Rights While Combating the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes"
Presentation, EU/Europol Workshop on the Internet and Terrorism, The Hague, The Netherlands, 29 March 2006.

"The Respect for Human Rights while Countering Terrorism",
Guest Lecture, Lazarski University School of Law & Commerce, Warsaw, Poland, 21 February 2006.

"NATO: An Organisational Pact for the Past or the Future?",
Packard Society Academic High Table, Bruce Hall, ANU, Canberra, Australia, 19 October 2005.

"Balancing Liberty against Security - A Critique of Counterterrorism Rhetoric",
'Law over Lunch'-series, Parliamentary Library, Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, 9 September 2005.

"Comparative Analyses of Counterterrorism Law and Policy: Methodological Challenges",
Terrorism & Law Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 20 June 2005

"Small Arms & Human Rights: The Need for an International Arms Trade Treaty"
Australian & New Zealand Society of Int'l Law (ANZSIL), Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia, 17 June 2005.

"Australia's Response to Terrorism",
Special Seminar Series, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom, 8 December 2004.

"Exploding the Myths of Terrorism: A Terrorism Attack on Australian Soil is just a Matter of Time",First Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 16 July 2004.

"The United Kingdom's and Australia's Response to 9/11 and Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights / International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights",
International Conference on Terrorism and Human Rights, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK , 15 July 2003.