Michael Kelly

Biography

Colonel Michael Kelly, AM, is Director of the Military Law Centre of the ADF Legal Office and holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales. In 1993 he served as Legal Adviser with the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. He was awarded a Chief of the General Staff Commendation and made a Member of the Order of Australia for his legal services to Headquarters, Australian Forces, Somalia, and to Headquarters, 1st Division. Colonel Kelly has also served with the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Balkans and in 1997 was a legal adviser to the Australian delegation in Oslo, Norway, during negotiations on the Ottawa Treaty on Anti-personnel Mines.

Contributions

Title	Date Published
Legal Factors in Military Planning for Coalition Warfare and Military Interoperability: Some Implications for the Australian Defence Force	1 Jun 2005

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