Mr Andrew Garwood-Gowers
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Law
Biography
BackgroundAndrew Garwood-Gowers was educated at Cambridge University and the University of Queensland. His principal research interests lie in Public International Law and International Relations, with a specific focus on international security. Andrew 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
- Master of Law (University of Cambridge)
Teaching
- 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/61708
- 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
QUT ePrints
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Supervision
Current supervisions
- The impact on international law of the 2014 military intervention against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Bridget Lewis, Dr Carmel O'Sullivan - Lawful Physical Punishment of Children in Australia
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ben Mathews - Childhood corporal punishment experiences and associated involvement in intimate partner violence in adulthood
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ben Mathews
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Enforcing the Environment Conservation Act in Bangladesh: Role of Legal Institutions under Statutory and Constitutional Laws (2021)
- Freedom of Expression and the Criminalisation of Online Glorification of an Offence: A Case Study of Pakistan (2020)
- Limiting Statelessness In Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of the Rohingya People (2019)
- Legislative Models of Prosecuting Child Sexual Abuse in India: A Review and Critical Analysis (2017)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.