International security law

The Office of International Law provides legal and legal policy advice to the Australian Government on matters of international security law, including:

• the legal constraints on the use of force
• international humanitarian law
• the legal obligations that are relevant to Australia’s overseas deployments
• international criminal law, including international criminal tribunals such as the International Criminal Court
• the international instruments aimed at countering terrorism
• the international instruments related to the security of maritime, air and space
• international law issues arising out of Australia’s compliance with United Nations Security Council sanctions and autonomous sanctions
• the international law on disarmament, non-proliferation and counter-proliferation of both conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction.