Mrs Joanna Jarose
Lecturer
School of Law
College of Business and Law
Joanna is a lecturer at the Adelaide Law School. She teaches primarily international law subjects, with a focus on international humanitarian law and related areas.
Joanna researches broadly in areas relating to the use of armed force by States, including international humanitarian law, the law of naval warfare, and the law governing resort to force (jus ad bellum). She has been a researcher with the Adelaide Law School's Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics ('RUMLAE') since 2021.
Joanna has a particular interest in the use of emerging technologies by armed forces, environmental protection during armed conflict, and the impact of conflict on neutral civilian populations. Her work often relies on treaty interpretation, consideration of the State practice and opinio juris that inform customary international law, and identification of the legal context and development processes that inform international law rules. Her PhD project examined the evolution of the law of contraband of war, in particular the limits on belligerent interference with neutral merchant vessels on this basis.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2024 - 2025 | Sessional Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - 2023 | International Student Support Tutor | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - ongoing | Research Associate | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD in Law |
| 2021 - 2023 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws |
| 2009 - 2012 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Master of Arts (by Research) |
| 2008 - 2008 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts |
| 2004 - 2007 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Arts |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2025). Sunken Warships or Lasting Obligations. Bulletin of the Law Society of South Australia, [2025](March). |
| 2024 | Jarose, J. (2024). Revisiting the Limit on Small Claims in South Australia's Minor Civil Jurisdiction. Adelaide Law Review, 45(2), 393-403. |
| 2024 | Jarose, J. (2024). A Sleeping Giant? The ENMOD Convention as a Limit on International Environmental Harm in Armed Conflict and Beyond. American Journal of International Law, 118(3), 468-511. Scopus5 WoS5 |
| 2023 | Jarose, J. (2023). Giving Due Regard to the Obligation of 'Due Regard' under Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty. Melbourne Journal of International Law, 24(2), 235-259. |
| 2023 | Jarose, J. (2023). Reconsidering the Definition of 'Attack' and 'Damage' in Cyber Operations During Armed Conflict: Emerging Subsequent State Practice. Adelaide Law Review, 44(2), 317-338. |
| 2023 | Jarose, J. (2023). Optional and Ill-Defined? Reconsidering Strict and Qualified Neutrality in Light of State Responses to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine. Adelaide Law Review, 44(2), 638-651. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Neef, R., & Jarose, J. (2026). Regulating Environmental Damage - the ENMOD Convention. In S. Henderson (Ed.), Prohibited Chemical and Biological Weapons and the Law Legal Responses to Lethal Innovation. Routledge. |
| 2025 | Jarose, J. (2025). Old Treaties, New Applications: The Creation of Digital Resilience in International Law via State Practice. In Digital Resilience International and Domestic Legal Responses to Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence (pp. 33-49). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI |
| 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 (Vol. 2, 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). 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. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Jarose, J. (2024). Due Regard for 'Due Regard' Under the Outer Space Treaty. Poster session presented at the meeting of Space Law Academy. Online: Thomson Reuters. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Jarose, J. (2025). ENMOD: Dead Letter or Environmental Lifeline?. Lieber Institute, Articles of War. |
| 2024 | Stephens, D., & Jarose, J. (2024). The Woomera Manual and Military Space Activities and Operations. Lieber Institute, Articles of War. |
Commonwealth RTP Scholarship and Zelling-Gray Supplementary Scholarship, 2024-2025
Courses that Joanna has taught into include:
- International Law (2024-2025)
- International Humanitarian Law & Advocacy (2024-2026)
- Introduction to Australian Law (2024-2026)
- Cyber Security and Cyber Conflict Law (2024, 2026)
- Statutory Interpretation (2024)
- Advanced Operations Law (2024, 2026)
- The Law of Naval Warfare (2024)
- Strategic Space Law (2026)
- AI & Technology: Legal and Security Issues (2024-2025)
She was also the 2023 International Student Support Tutor.
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Secretary | SA Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Committee | South Australian Red Cross | Australia |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Associate Editor | Adelaide Law Review | Australia |
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