Professor Dale Stephens

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2017 - ongoing	Professor	The University of Adelaide
  2013 - 2016	Associate Professor	The University of Adelaide
  2013 - ongoing	Captain	Royal Australian Navy (Reserve)
  2010 - 2013	Senior Lecturer (Adjunct)	The University of Adelaide
  1989 - 2013	Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain	Royal Australian Navy (Permanent)

• Awards and Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
  2024	Award	Commendation	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
  2021	Award	Red Cross Distinguished Service Award	Australian Red Cross	Australia	-
  2019	Fellowship	Fellow	Australian Academy of Law	Australia	-
  2016	Teaching Award	Executive Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching	Adelaide University	-	-
  2016	Teaching Award	Distinguished Practice in Teaching	Adelaide University	-	-
  2009	Award	Bronze Star	U.S. Government	United States	-
  2004	Award	Meritorious Service Medal	U.S. Navy	United States	-
  2003	Award	Conspicuous Service Medal	Australian Government	Australia	-
  2002	Award	Maritime Commander Commendation	Royal Australian Navy	Australia	-
  2001	Award	Commendation	United Nations	Australia	-

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2009 - 2014	Harvard University	United States	SJD
  2003 - 2004	Harvard University	United States	LL.M
  1997 - 2003	University of Melbourne	Australia	LL.M
  1989 - 1989	University of South Australia	Australia	GDLP
  1985 - 1988	University of Adelaide	Australia	LL.B (Hons)
  1982 - 1984	Flinders University	Australia	B.A.

• Certifications

  Date	Title	Institution name	Country
  2011	Commonwealth Basic Procurement Course	Australian Government, Canberra	Australia
  1997	NBCD Course	Australian Government, Canberra	Australia
  1997	Austeyr F88 Conversion Course	Australian Defence Force	Australia
  1990	RAN Swimming Test	Australian Government, Canberra	Australia

• Research Interests

  International Law International Relations Legal Ethics

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2022	Stephens, D., & Massingham, E. (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), 276-305.
  2021	Stephens, D., & Blake, L. (2021). Good fences make good (space) neighbours. Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity, 8(2), 212-236.
  2021	Stephens, D. (2021). The Woomera Manual Project. NATO Legal Gazette, 42, 4-6.
  2020	Stephens, D. G. (2020). Legal regulation of military activities in space. Law Society Bulletin, 42(3), 6-7.
  2020	Stephens, D., & Crawford, E. (2020). Emerging Technologies and Areas of Operations in Cyber and Outer Space by Professor Dale Stephens and Emily Crawford.
  2020	Stephens, D. (2020). International Criminal Law and the ADF by Professor Dale Stephens and Mark Giddings. U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper, (2020).
  2020	Stephens, D. G. (2020). Influence Operations and International Law. Journal of Information Warfare, 19(4), 1-16.
  2020	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2020). 'Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD FAAL RAN (Rtd) 1938 - 2019' (2019) 40(2) Adelaide Law Review 389-92.. U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper, (2020).
  2019	Stephens, D. (2019). Book Review: Redefining the Modern Military - The Intersection of Profession and Ethics. Adelaide Law Review, 40(3), 911-914.
  2019	Stephens, D. G., & Stubbs, M. (2019). Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD FAAL RAN (Rtd) 1938-2019. Adelaide Law Review, 40(2), 389-392.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2019). Law, war, ethics and conscience: An enduring conundrum. Adelaide Law Review, 40(2), 419-426.
  2019	de Zwart, M. J., & Stephens, D. (2019). The Space (Innovation) Race: The Inevitable Relationship between Military Technology and Innovation. Melbourne Journal of International Law, 20(1), 1-28. WoS6
  2019	Stephens, D. G. (2019). Roots of Restraint in War: The Capacities and Limits of Law and the Critical Role of Social Agency in Ameliorating Violence in Armed Conflict. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 10(1), 1-18. DOI Scopus5 WoS7
  2019	Stephens, D. (2019). REDEFINING THE MODERN MILITARY: THE INTERSECTION OF PROFESSION AND ETHICS. ADELAIDE LAW REVIEW, 40(3), 911-914.
  2019	Stephens, D., Stubbs, M., Crawford, J., LaForgia, R., Wall, A. E., Sands, P., . . . Stephens, T. (2019). PROFESSOR IVAN SHEARER AM RFD FAAL RAN (RTD) 1938 - 2019. ADELAIDE LAW REVIEW, 40(2), 387-416.
  2018	Stephens, D. (2018). War Crimes: Increasing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law through International Criminal Law? Authors: Dale Stephens and Thomas Wooden.
  2018	Stephens, D. (2018). The international legal implications of military space operations: examining the interplay between international humanitarian law and the outer space regime. International Law Studies, 94, 75-101.
  2018	Stephens, D. (2018). Law and War in Outer Space. RUMLAE Research Paper, (18).
  2017	Babie, P. T., & Stephens, D. (2017). Seeing Further Over the Horizon: A World of Limitless Possibilities. U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper, (2017).
  2017	Stephens, D. (2017). Autonomous weapon systems, the Law of Armed Conflict and the exercise of responsible judgment. Pandora's Box, 24(2019), 1-13.
  2017	de Zwart, M., & Stephens, D. G. (2017). Non-Military Space Testing in the Woomera Prohibited Area: Opportunities for the Australian Space industry. Federal Law Review, 45(1), 39-64. DOI
  2017	Stubbs, M., & Stephens, D. (2017). Dredge Your Way to China? The Legal Significance of Chinese Reclamation and Construction in the South China Sea. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, 2, 25-51.
  2016	Petrovic, J., Stephens, D., & Nastevski, V. (2016). To arrest or not arrest the incumbent head of state: the Bashir case and the interplay between law and politics. Monash University Law Review, 42(3), 740-782. WoS2
  2016	Stephens, D. (2016). Naval power in the Indian Ocean: rising tension, maritime governance and the role of law. Adelaide Law Review, 37(2), 307-324. WoS1
  2015	Stephens, D., & Steer, C. (2015). Conflicts in space: International humanitarian law and its application to space warfare. McGill Annals of Air and Space Law, 40, 1-33.
  2015	Stephens, D. (2015). The age of the manual - The impact of the manual on international law applicable to air and missile warfare. Israel Yearbook of Human Rights, 45, 19-36. DOI Scopus1
  2015	Stephens, D. (2015). Behaviour in war: the place of law, moral inquiry and self-identity. International Review of the Red Cross, 96(895-896), 751-773. DOI Scopus10 WoS9
  2015	Stephens, D., & Steer, C. (2015). Conflicts in Space: International Humanitarian Law and its Application to Space Warfare. U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper, (2016).
  2013	Stephens, D. (2013). International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives Donald R Rothwell, Stuart Kaye, Afshin Akhtarkhavari, Ruth Davis (eds) (Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, 2011, 719pp). Australian Yearbook of International law, 31, 128-131.
  2010	Stephens, D. G. (2010). International law on peacekeeping - A study of article 40 of the UN charter. Hitoshi Nasu. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, 2009 (322pp). Australian Yearbook of International Law, 29, 234-237.
  2010	Stephens, D. (2010). Military involvement in law enforcement. International Review of the Red Cross, 92(878), 453-468. DOI Scopus10
  2010	Stephens, D. G., & Gruber, S. (2010). Cooperation, friction, and safeguarding: Australia and Indonesia's security relationship. Harvard Asia Pacific Review, 11(1), 35-39.
  2009	Stephens, D. (2009). Blurring the lines: The interpretation, discourse and application of the law of armed conflict. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, 12, 85-118. DOI Scopus3
  2007	Bronitt, S. H., & Stephens, D. (2007). 'Flying Under the Radar'. The Use of Lethal Force Against Hijacked Aircraft: Recent Australian Developments.
  2007	Stephens, D. (2007). OF WAR AND LAW. MELBOURNE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 8(2), 9 pages.
  2006	Stephens, D., & Lewis, A. (2006). The targeting of civilian contractors in armed conflict. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, 9, 25-64. DOI Scopus2
  2005	Stephens, D. (2005). The lawful use of force by peacekeeping forces: The tactical imperative. International Peacekeeping, 12(2), 157-172. DOI Scopus18
  2005	Stephens, D., & Lewis, M. W. (2005). THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT - A CONTEMPORARY CRITIQUE. MELBOURNE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 6(1), 31 pages.

• Books

  Year	Citation
  2019	Creyke, R., Stephens, D., & Sutherland, P. (Eds.) (2019). Military Law in Australia. Alexandria, NSW; Australia: Federation Press.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2019). Law of Naval Warfare. Chatswood, NSW; Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.
  2016	Stephens, D., & Babie, P. (Eds.) (2016). Imagining law: Essays in conversation with Judith Gardam. Adelaide: Adelaide University Press. DOI
  2013	Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University. (2013). HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare. Cambridge University Press.

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2024	Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2024). Right Intent: The Value of Morality and Religion in the Modern Law of Armed Conflict. In P. Babie, & R. Sarre (Eds.), Religion Matters: Volume 2 Further Explorations of Connectedness (pp. 211-229). Springer. DOI
  2024	Stephens, D., Stubbs, M., & Jarose, J. (2024). Evolution of the Australian Military Justice System. In D. Stephens, P. Sutherland, & R. Creyke (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2nd ed., pp. 592 pages). Federation Press.
  2024	Stephens, D., Stubbs, M., & Jarose, J. (2024). Evolution of the Australian Military Justice System. In D. Stephens, P. Sutherland, & R. Creyke (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2nd ed., pp. 592 pages). Federation Press.
  2024	Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2024). Law of Naval Operations: Contemporary Issues. In D. Stephens, P. Sutherland, & R. Creyke (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2nd ed.). Federation Press.
  2024	Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2024). Law of Naval Operations: Contemporary Issues. In D. Stephens, P. Sutherland, & R. Creyke (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2nd ed.). Federation Press.
  2024	Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2024). Law of Cyber Operations: Contemporary Issues. In D. Stephens, P. Sutherland, & R. Creyke (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2nd ed.). Federation Press.
  2024	Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2024). Law of Cyber Operations: Contemporary Issues. In D. Stephens, P. Sutherland, & R. Creyke (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2nd ed.). Federation Press.
  2024	Stubbs, M., & Toole, K. (2024). Legal Issues Arising from Administrative Termination and Disciplinary Dismissal. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2nd ed., pp. 122). Alexandria: Federation Press.
  2024	Langos, C. (2024). Defence Contracting: The Procurement Framework. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2 ed.). The Federation Press.
  2024	Langos, C. (2024). Work Health and Safety in a Defence Context. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2 ed.). The Federation Press.
  2023	Stubbs, M., & Stephens, D. (2023). Military Law. In M. Kirby (Ed.), The Laws of Australia.
  2022	Stubbs, M., & Stephens, D. (2022). Opportunities for Enhancing Naval Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region in the Presence of Strategic Competition. In J. F. Bradford, J. Chan, S. Kaye, C. Schofield, & G. Till (Eds.), Maritime Cooperation and Security in the Indo-Pacific Region Essays in Honour of Sam Bateman (pp. 253-275). Brill Nijhoff. DOI
  2021	Stephens, D. (2021). 'Ensuring Respect and Targeting' in Eve Massingham and Annabel McConachie (Eds) Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Routledge, 2021)..
  2021	Steer, C., & Stephens, D. (2021). International humanitarian law and its application in outer space. In C. Steer, & M. Hersch (Eds.), War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy, and Ethics (pp. 23-53). New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. DOI Scopus5
  2021	Stephens, D. (2021). Manuals and Courts: International Humanitarian Law, Informal Law-Making and Normativity. In H. Krieger (Ed.), Law-Making and Legitimacy in International Humanitarian Law (pp. 253-275). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2021	Stephens, D. G. (2021). Ensuring respect and targeting. In E. Massingham, & A. McConachie (Eds.), Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law (pp. 100-114). Abingdon, Oxon; United Kingdom: Routledge. DOI
  2020	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2020). Naval Warfare Zones: Immediate Area of Naval Operations and Maritime Exclusion Zones. In D. Stephens, & M. Stubbs (Eds.), The Law of Naval Warfare (pp. 127-142). New York, NY, USA: LexisNexis Butterworths.
  2020	Stephens, D. G. (2020). Combined exercises and International Humanitarian Law training: Fostering a culture of norm compliance?. In S. Linton, T. McCormack, & S. Sivakumaran (Eds.), Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law (pp. 670-687). Cambridge; United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. DOI Scopus1
  2020	Stephens, D., & Quadrio, T. (2020). 'Do As I Do, Not As I Say' - Navigational freedom and the Law of the Sea Convention. In D. R. Rothwell, & D. Letts (Eds.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges (pp. 163-179). Abingdon, Oxon; United Kingdom: Routledge. DOI
  2020	Stephens, D. G. (2020). 'Do As I Say, Not As I Say'. In D. R. Rothwell, & D. Letts (Eds.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges (pp. 163-179). Routledge.
  2019	McConachie, V., & Henderson, S. (2019). Intelligence Collection in Naval Armed Conflicts. In D. Stephens, & M. Stubbs (Eds.), The Law of Naval Warfare (pp. 161-174). NSW; Australia: LexisNexis.
  2019	Stephens, D. (2019). Introduction to Part IV: Operations Law. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (pp. 158-160). Alexandria, NSW; Australia: Federation Press.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Giddings, M. (2019). International Criminal Law and the ADF. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (pp. 181-189). Alexandria, NSW; Australia: Federation Press.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Crawford, E. (2019). Emerging Technologies and Areas of Operations in Cyber and Outer Space. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (pp. 211-218). Alexandria, NSW; Australia: Federation Press.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2019). The Law of Naval Warfare - Timeless Rules, Modern Challenges. In D. Stephens, & M. Stubbs (Eds.), The Law of Naval Warfare (pp. 1-10). NSW; Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2019). The Law of Naval Warfare - Timeless Rules, Modern Challenges. In D. Stephens, & M. Stubbs (Eds.), The Law of Naval Warfare (pp. 1-10). NSW; Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.
  2019	Stephens, D. (2019). The Reconciliation of Legal Regimes in the Conduct of Naval Warfare. In D. Stephens, & M. Stubbs (Eds.), The Law of Naval Warfare (pp. 27-39). NSW; Australia: LexisNexis.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2019). Naval Warfare Zones: Immediate Area of Naval Operations and Maritime Exclusion Zones. In D. Stephens, & M. Stubbs (Eds.), The Law of Naval Warfare (pp. 127-142). NSW; Australia: LexisNexis.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2019). Naval Warfare Zones: Immediate Area of Naval Operations and Maritime Exclusion Zones. In D. Stephens, & M. Stubbs (Eds.), The Law of Naval Warfare (pp. 127-142). NSW; Australia: LexisNexis.
  2019	Stephens, D., & Stubbs, M. (2019). The Woomera Manual: Clarifying the Law of Military Space Operations to Promote Sustainable Uses of Outer Space. In M. Spencer (Ed.), Project Asteria 2019: Space Debris, Space Traffic Management and Space Sustainability (pp. 109-124). Air Power Development Centre.
  2018	Stephens, D., & Wooden, T. (2018). War crimes: increasing compliance with international humanitarian law through international criminal law?. In P. Kastner (Ed.), International Criminal Law in Context (pp. 109-129). London: Routledge.
  2017	Stephens, D. (2017). Increasing militarization of space and normative responses. In R. Venkata Rao, V. Gopalkrishnan, & K. Abhijeet (Eds.), Recent developments in Space Law: Opportunities & challenges (pp. 91-106). Singapore: Springer. DOI Scopus4
  2016	Stephens, D. (2016). Accountability for violations of the Law of Armed Conflict and the question of the efficacy of International Criminal Law in ameliorating violence in armed conflict. In J. Petrovic (Ed.), Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law: Essays in Honour of Tim McCormack (pp. 177-197). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. DOI
  2016	Stephens, D. (2016). The role of courts and tribunals in maritime regulation and enforcement. In R. Warner, & S. Kaye (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Maritime Regulation and Enforcement (pp. 122-136). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. DOI Scopus1
  2016	Stephens, D., & Babie, P. (2016). Introduction: seeing further over the horizon - A world of limitless possibilities. In P. Babie, & D. Stephens (Eds.), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (pp. 1-10). Adelaide: University of Adelaide Press. DOI
  2016	Stephens, D., & Babie, P. (2016). Introduction: seeing further over the horizon - A world of limitless possibilities. In P. Babie, & D. Stephens (Eds.), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (pp. 1-10). Adelaide: University of Adelaide Press. DOI
  2016	Bradbrook, A. J. (2016). Energy and law - Searching for new directions. In D. Stephens, & P. Babie (Eds.), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (pp. 13-33). Adelaide, South Australia: University of Adelaide Press. DOI
  2016	Stubbs, M. T. (2016). Human rights obligations as a collateral limit on the powers of the Security Council. In D. Stephens, & P. Babie (Eds.), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (1 ed., pp. 61-99). Adelaide, South Australia: University of Adelaide Press. DOI
  2016	Grenfell, L. A. (2016). Women's role in reconstituting the post-conflict state. In P. Babie, & D. Stephens (Eds.), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (1 ed., pp. 219-242). Adelaide, South Australia: University of Adelaide Press. DOI
  2016	Naffin, N. M. (2016). Law under the influence of religion: The limiting of birth and death decisions. In D. Stephens, & P. Babie (Eds.), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (pp. 243-260). Adelaide: University of Adelaide Press. DOI
  2016	La Forgia, R. F. (2016). Given the freedom to ask anything, what questions ought the international legal scholar explore?: Using Gardam’s 'alien' to examine this question. In P. Babie, & D. Stephens (Eds.), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (1 ed., pp. 263-278). Adelaide, South Australia: University of Adelaide Press. DOI
  2016	Stephens, D., Mclaughin, R., & Muggleton, P. (2016). The ADF and military operations. In D. Rothwell, & E. Crawford (Eds.), International Law in Australia (3 ed., pp. 291-316). Pyrmont, NSW: Thomas Reuters.
  2014	Gardam, J., & Stephens, D. (2014). Concluding remarks: establishing common ground between feminism and the military. In G. Heathcote, & D. Otto (Eds.), Rethinking peacekeeping, gender equality and collective security (1 ed., pp. 265-279). United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. DOI
  2014	McLaughlin, R., & Stephens, D. (2014). International humanitarian law in the maritime context: conflict characterization in judicial and quasi-judicial contexts. In D. Jinks, J. Maogoto, & S. Solomon (Eds.), Applying international humanitarian law in judicial and quasi-judicial bodies: International and domestic aspects (1 ed., pp. 103-132). The Hague: Springer. DOI Scopus3
  2011	Stephens, D. (2011). The age of lawfare. In R. Pedrozo, & D. Wollschlaeger (Eds.), International Law and the Changing Character of War (pp. 327-357). US Naval War College.
  2010	Stephens, D. G. (2010). Counterinsurgency and stability operations: a new approach to legal Interpretation. In R. Pedrozo (Ed.), The War in Iraq: A Legal Analysis (Vol. 86, pp. 289-321). Newport Rhode Island USA: US Naval War College.
  2006	Stephens, D. (2006). COALITION WARFARE - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. In Israel Yearbook on Human Rights (Vol. 36, pp. 17-27). Scopus2

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2017	Stephens, D. G., & De Zwart, M. (2017). The Manual of International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space. In Proceedings of the 68th International Astronautical Congress Vol. 19 (pp. 37108-1-37108-7). Adelaide, South Australia.

• Live Performance of Creative Works

  Year	Citation
  2015	Stephens, D. G. (2015). Research 21 Public Lecture - Autonomous Weapons and the Role of Law (No. Of Pieces: 40 minutes) [Performance]. Adelaide University Web Site.

• Report for External Bodies

  Year	Citation
  2024	Stubbs, M., Stephens, D., Neef, R., & Jarose, J. (2024). The Space Traffic Management Regime We Need — and How Defence Can Shape It. University of Adelaide.

• Working Paper

  Year	Citation
  2016	Stephens, D. (2016). Naval Power in the Indian Ocean: 21st Century Opportunities and Challenges: Maritime Governance and the Indian Ocean.
  2012	Stephens, D. G. (2012). The Accommodation, disjunction and felt experience of law in military operations. ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice.

• Internet Publications

  Year	Citation
  2024	Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2024). The Woomera Manual and Military Space Activities and Operations. Lieber Institute, Articles of War.
  2021	Stephens, D., & Massingham, E. (2021). Military Partners and the Obligation to "Ensure Respect" for IHL. Lieber Institute West Point.
  2017	Stephens, D. G., & Gutman, T. (2017). Destruction of Mosul's Great Mosque Holds a Heritage Lesson for Australia.

International law, Law of Armed Conflict, International Criminal law, Law of the Sea, National Security Law.

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024	Principal Supervisor	The application of Additional Protocol I civilian protections to armed conflict in the air and at sea - the impact of State practice, the role of customary law and impact on the status of the traditional law of naval warfare	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Joanna Louisa Jarose
  2024	Principal Supervisor	State practice in relation to private contracts between commercial actors in authorising and continually supervising under the Outer Space Treaty	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr James Stephen Minchinton
  2024	Principal Supervisor	Partners Left Behind: Departing Foreign Forces' Customary Obligations to Host Nation Persons Made Vulnerable by Association with that Force	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ronald Scott Adams
  2022	Principal Supervisor	The Stories We Tell Ourselves: National Memories and Historical Narratives in International Legal Claims	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Xuan W Tay
  2022	Principal Supervisor	Whether the application of certain principles in the law of naval warfare can extend to space warfare.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Lt Marina Sammy William
  2022	Principal Supervisor	In the context of enhanced technologies and increased regional strategic competition, do international and domestic electromagnetic spectrum laws justly balance civilian interests with Defence’s mandate to deter actions against Australia’s interests	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Karina Galliford
  2020	Principal Supervisor	Law of the sea is an inspiration by analogy to the development of space law.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mrs Tracy Lynn Reynolds
  2017	Principal Supervisor	Reconciling conflicts in the application of disparate and fragmented International legal regimes to military uses outer space	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Duncan Blake

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2021 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	How Long the Shadow? Command Responsibility for War Crimes in Australian Law	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Glenn Raymond Kolomeitz
  2020 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Colouring in the Grey Zone: The Legal Capacity of the Australian Defence Force to Respond Domestically to Interference Operations	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Samuel White
  2019 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Attracting Commercial Artificial Intelligence Firms to Support National Security Through Collaborative Contracts	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	APrf Andrew Scott Bowne
  2015 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	The United States’ Global Campaign Against Foreign Bribery: Bound to Fail	Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Matt Lady
  2014 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Petulant and Contrary: Approaches by the Permanent Five Members of the Security Council to the Concept of 'Threat to the Peace' under Article 39 of the UN Charter	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Tamsin Phillipa Paige
  2013 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Permission to Intercede or Sovereignty Supreme?: The Influence of R2P on Non-Forceful Responses to Atrocity Crimes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Dr Stacey Henderson
  2011 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	A Proposal for the Implementation of Human Rights Treaty Obligations in Armed Conflict	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Samaneh Hassanli

• Board Memberships

  Date	Role	Board name	Institution name	Country
  2021 - ongoing	Chair	Woomera Manual Governance Board	University of Adelaide	Australia
  2015 - ongoing	Director	Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics (RUMLAE)	Adelaide University	Australia
  2012 - ongoing	Board Member	Woodcroft College Council	Woodcroft College	Australia
  2012 - ongoing	Chair	SA Red Cross IHL Committee	Australian Red Cross	Australia

• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2013 - ongoing	Chair	SA Red Cross IHL Committee	Red Cross	Australia

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2019 - ongoing	Member	Australian Academy of Law	Australia

• Editorial Boards

  Date	Role	Editorial Board Name	Institution	Country
  2018 - ongoing	Editor	The Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Operations	Adelaide University, Exeter University, Nebraska University, UNSW (Canberra)	Australia
  2009 - ongoing	Board Member	Australian Yearbook of International Law	-	Australia

• Offices Held

  Date	Office Name	Institution	Country
  2013 - ongoing	Head SA/NT/Northern WA Navy Legal Panel	Royal Australian Navy	Australia

• Position: Professor
• Phone: 83135937
• Email: dale.stephens@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 83134344
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Ligertwood, floor 2
• Org Unit: Adelaide Law School