National security law in Australia / Danielle Ireland-Piper.

Alexandria, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2024.

1st edition

202137

National security -- Australia.

Judicial power -- Australia.

Executive power -- Australia.

Human rights -- Australia.

Gender identity -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Citizenship -- Australia.

Terrorism -- Prevention -- Australia.

Internet -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

1. What is national security law in Australia?

2. History, concepts and constructs in national security law

3. Powers and functions of national security agencies

4. The separation of judicial power and national security

5. Executive power and national security

6. Australian federalism and national security law

7. Human rights and national security

8. Gender and national security

9. Citizenship and national security

10. Counter-terrorism and national security

11. Espionage, foreign interference and foreign influence

12. Cyberspace and national security

13. Biosecurity as national security

14. The use of lethal autonomous weapon systems for policing

15. Law of the sea and maritime security

16. International humanitarian law and national security

17. Space law and national security.

This new book, the first of its kind, is a curation of wide-ranging expertise on national security law in Australia at a time in history where polycrises are testing the very foundations of the state. National security goes to the heart of a state's existence, citizens, and values. So it is that national security law is inherently interdisciplinary and those who make and administer national security law must navigate a complex array of competing interests and structures. To that end, this edited volume takes an interdisciplinary approach and includes chapters on national security in the context of judicial power, executive power, federalism, human rights, gender, citizenship, counter-terrorism, foreign interference, cyberspace, biosecurity, policing, law of the sea, space law, and international humanitarian law. Both scholars and practitioners are represented among the contributing authors. The chapters are written so as to be accessible to policymakers and those without legal training, as well as providing a useful resource to lawyers and law students. Each of them provides a pragmatic overview of the relevant frameworks, while highlighting key law and policy challenges. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781760025205

xxx, 434 pages ; 24 cm