Dr Andrew Garwood-Gowers
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Law
Biography
BackgroundAndrew Garwood-Gowers completed undergraduate degrees in law and arts (international relations) at the University of Queensland. He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the Australian National University (ANU). Andrew's principal research interests lie in public international law and international relations, with a specific focus on international security. He has published widely on the law governing the use of military force and on the 'responsibility to protect' (R2P) concept. Current research projects include investigation of small scale use of force, and the normative development and implementation of R2P.
Research interests
- International security
- Military force under international law
- The 'responsibility to protect' (R2P) concept
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Law
Keywords
ILGG, public international law, use of force, responsibility to protect, self-defence, humanitarian intervention, global governance, norms, rising powers
Research field
Other law and legal studies
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Australian National University)
- Master of Law (University of Cambridge)
Teaching
Units currently taught
- LLB350 The Law and Ethics of War
- LLH201 Legal Research
- LLB106 Criminal Law
Publications
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2021). China and the Uighurs: Options for Legal Accountability. Global Responsibility to Protect, 13(1), 24–28. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206446
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2019). China and the 'responsibility to protect' (R2P). In S. Biddulph & J. Rosenzweig (Eds.), Handbook on human rights in China (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China series) (pp. 103–118). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/131263
- Buys, L. & Garwood-Gowers, A. (2019). The (Ir)relevance of human suffering: Humanitarian intervention and Saudi Arabia's Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 24(1), 1–33. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122199
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2016). China's 'responsible protection' concept: Reinterpreting the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and military intervention for humanitarian purposes. Asian Journal of International Law, 6(1), 89–118. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/75548
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2015). R2P ten years after the World Summit: Explaining ongoing contestation over Pillar III. Global Responsibility to Protect, 7(3 - 4), 300–324. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/87320
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2013). The BRICS and the responsibility to protect in Libya and Syria. In B. Lewis, R. Maguire & C. Sampford (Eds.), Shifting global powers and international law: Challenges and opportunities [Challenges of Globalisation series] (pp. 81–99). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57422
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2013). The responsibility to protect and the Arab Spring: Libya as the exception, Syria as the norm? University of New South Wales Law Journal, 36(2), 594–618. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/219708
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2012). Enhancing protection of civilians through 'responsibility to protect' preventive action. In A. Francis, V. Popovski & C. Sampford (Eds.), Norms of protection: Responsibility to protect, protection of civilians and their interaction (pp. 134–151). United Nations University Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/46532
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2012). China and the 'responsibility to protect': The implications of the Libyan intervention. Asian Journal of International Law, 2(2), 375–393. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/49903
- Garwood-Gowers, A., (2011). Israel's airstrike on Syria's Al-Kibar facility: A test case for the doctrine of pre-emptive self-defence? Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 16(2), 263–291. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43862
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Supervision
Current supervisions
- Lawful Physical Punishment of Children in Australia
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Distinguished Professor Ben Mathews - The impact on international law of the 2014 military intervention against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Bridget Lewis
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Are We Safer Now? Applying public health and regulatory theories to the historical development of child sexual abuse prevention policies in Australian gymnastics (2026)
- Childhood Corporal Punishment Experiences and Associated Involvement in Intimate Partner Violence in Adulthood (2025)
- Enforcing the Environment Conservation Act in Bangladesh: Role of Legal Institutions under Statutory and Constitutional Laws (2021)
- Governance of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem through Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (2021)
- Freedom of Expression and the Criminalisation of Online Glorification of an Offence: A Case Study of Pakistan (2020)
- The Responsibility to Protect Prima Facie Refugees Fleeing Mass Atrocity Crimes: Jordan as a Case Study (2018)
- Legislative Models of Prosecuting Child Sexual Abuse in India: A Review and Critical Analysis (2017)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.