Mr David Letts
B.Comm (UNSW), Dip Law (SAB), LLM (ANU)
Director, Centre for Military and Security Law
ANU College of Law
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6125 4651
Research interests
Military Operations Law; Law of the Sea; Law of Naval Warfare; International Humanitarian Law; Legal regimes in Peacekeeping Operations
Publications
- Letts, D 2020, 'Maritime security in South East Asia', in Donald Rothwell & David Letts (ed.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges, Routledge, London, pp. 63-79.
- Nasu, H & Letts, D 2020, 'The Legal Characterization of Lethal Autonomous Maritime Systems: Warship, Torpedo, or Naval Mine?', International Law Studies, vol. 96, pp. 78-97.
- Letts, D 2020, High Court weighs in on the Defence Force Discipline Act: When does the army have a right to punish its soldiers?, pp. online.
- Letts, D 2020, 'International Law and Armed Conflicts at Sea: The San Remo Manual - now is the time for a LOTE!', Australian Naval Review, vol. 2020, no. 1, pp. 57-63.
- Letts, D & Rothwell, D 2019, 'Challenges for the Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Resolving Current Controversies and Addressing Horizon Threats', in Donald Rothwell & David Letts (ed.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges, Routledge, London, pp. 242-258.
- Rothwell, D & Letts, D 2019, 'The Law of the Sea and South East Asia', in Donald Rothwell and David Letts (ed.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia, Routledge, London, pp. 1-15.
- Letts, D 2018, 'A Review of Selected Measures for Reducing Potential Conflict Among Naval Vessels in the South China Sea', in Jorg Schildknecht, Rebecca Dickey, Martin Fin, Lisa Ferris (ed.), Operational law in International Straits and Current Maritime Security Challenges, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland, pp. 143-160.
- Letts, D 2017, 'Ocean Law and Policy: Twenty Years of Development Under the UNCLOS Regime', International Journal of Maritime History, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 943-945pp.
- McLaughlin, R, Letts, D & Dalla-Pozza, D 2017, Submission to the Acting Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Re: Offences Relating to Entering and Remaining in 'Declared Areas' Under Division 119 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (CTH).
- Letts, D 2016, 'Naval mines: Legal considerations in armed conflict and peacetime', International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 98, no. 2, pp. 543-563.
- Letts, D & McLaughlin, R 2016, 'Call-Out Powers for the Australian Defence Force in an Age of Terrorism: Some Legal Implications', Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum, vol. 85, no. -, pp. 63-82pp.
- Letts, D & McLaughlin, R 2016, 'Law of naval warfare', in Rain Liivoja and Tim McCormack (ed.), Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict, Routledge, London, UK, pp. 264-281.
- Nasu, H, Letts, D & McLaughlin, R 2016, We must prepare for a new type of security threat, pp. 2pp.
- Letts, D 2015, Independence puts Triggs in a position of strength.
- McLaughlin, R & Letts, D 2015, What does Palestinian membership of the International Criminal Court mean for Australia?.
- Letts, D 2014, Book review: 'Australian Maritime Law' by Dr Michael White, p. 43.
- Letts, D 2014, Operation Sovereign Borders: Legality on the run?, pp. 3pp.
- Letts, D 2014, 'Beyond Hague VIII: Other Legal Limits on Naval Mine Warfare', International Law Studies, vol. 90, no. 2014, pp. 446-474.
- Letts, D & Nasu, H 2014, Japanese Constitutional Re-Interpretation: Much Ado about Nothing, pp. 3pp.
- Letts, D 2013, A Maritime School of Strategic Thought for Australia: Legal Considerations.
- Letts, D 2013, ADF ain't broke, don't fix it, pp. 2pp.
- Letts, D 2013, 'The role of the military lawyer in conflict and post-conflict operations', unknown, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, pp. 49pp.
- Peacekeepers in Post-Conflict Situations - Upholding the Rule of Law in Ustina Dolgopol and Judith Gardam (eds) The Challenge of Conflict (Koninklijke Brill BV, 2006) pp 529-545
- Recent Australian Experience of the Law of the Sea and Military Operations (2005) Australian Year Book of International Law Vol 24 pp 129-144
- The Royal Australian Navy, the Constitution and the Law - Then and Now in David Stevens and John Reeve (eds) Southern Trident: Strategy, History and the Rise of Australian Naval Power, (Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2001) pp 276-290
- The Use of Force in Patrolling Australia's Fishing Zones (2000) Marine Policy Vol 24 Issue 2 pp 149-159
- Piracy: Some Questions of Definition and Jurisdiction Maritime Studies No. 104, January-February (1999) pp 26-32
