Maritime Security

Area of Interest: Maritime Security, Defence, Government, National Security, Indo-Pacific Region.

Course Summary

This program is designed to provide learners with a working knowledge of the unique security challenges which exist in the maritime domain, and why they are different. It will then go on to contextualise this though an exploration of key maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Throughout the program, learners will:

• Gain an understanding of the defining features of the maritime domain.
• Learn the key strategic and legal constructs that shape maritime security interactions.
• Comprehend the broad spectrum of maritime security challenges, both traditional and non-traditional.
• Explore relevant examples from the Indo-Pacific region.

Duration: 2 Days

Delivery Mode: On-campus.

Core topics

This course is broken into the following core learning topics:

• Why does the sea matter?
• Maritime strategy & maritime security
• Maritime security, maritime zones, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
• Maritime law enforcement, intelligence and maritime domain awareness

• Case Study 1 – Maritime strategy in the Defence White Paper & Strategic Update
• Case Study 2 – IUU fishing
• Case Study 3 – The South China Sea dispute
• Case Study 4 - Piracy, terrorism and maritime violence

Learning Outcomes

By completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Describe the significance of threats to maritime security
• Examine relevant examples of maritime security challenges
• Analyse key international law and theoretical frameworks underpinning maritime security

Who should attend

This course is of immense value to anyone in a role that requires an understanding of the key strategic and legal aspects of maritime security. This includes personnel who work in Defence, DFAT, Home Affairs and other parts of government, as well as journalists and those working in related commercial areas.

What will you receive

• Learners will be provided with a comprehensive set of course notes
• UNSW Canberra certificate of completion/attendance

Instructors

Dr Richard Dunley is a Senior Lecturer in history in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), UNSW Canberra. His research interests include maritime strategy and the development of military technology. He is the author of Britain and the Mine, 1900–1915 Culture, Strategy and International Law (Springer 2018) Richard Dunley | UNSW Canberra (adfa.edu.au)

Professor Douglas Guilfoyle joined UNSW Canberra in 2018. His principal areas of research are maritime security, the international law of the sea, and international and transnational criminal law. Particular areas of specialism include maritime law-enforcement, the law of naval warfare, international courts and tribunals, and the history of international law.He is the author of Shipping Interdiction and the Law of the Sea (Cambridge University Press 2009) and International Criminal Law (Oxford University Press 2016); and the editor of Modern Piracy: Legal Challenges and Responses (Elgar 2013). Douglas Guilfoyle | UNSW Canberra (adfa.edu.au)