Personal profile
Research Biography
My research focusses on the protective capacity of law, including international law generally, responsibility of States, and governance of outer space and space technology. My research interests include commercial space activities, sustained human presence in space, the responsibility to protect civilians from atrocity crimes, disarmament and arms control, international humanitarian law, international peace and security, grey zone operations in space and cyber, and information and disinformation operations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Adelaide
Master, Law
Graduate Diploma, GDLP
LLB
BA
External positions
Director, Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand
Aug 2022 → Sept 2024
Council Member, Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law
2020 → 2025
Steering Committee Member, Australian Centre for Space Governance
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Law
Supervisory Interests
- Public international law
- International peace and security
- National security
- International space law
- Information operations
- Arms control and disarmament
- International humanitarian law
- Use of force
- Responsibility to protect
- State responsibility
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Ignorance, risk and reward: examining the accessibility and utility of discrimination prohibitions for Australia’s legal interns
Covark, K., Henderson, S., Hewitt, A. & Nosworthy, B., 20 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Journal of Human Rights. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International law in outer space: Protecting against 'evil' corporate actors
Henderson, S. & de Zwart, M., 2025, Science Fiction as Legal Imaginary. Green, A., Travis, M. & Tranter, K. (eds.). London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, p. 118-138 21 p. (TechNomos: Law, Technology and Culture).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Queering International Law 2.0
Henderson, S., Jun 2025, Adelaide Law Review, 46, 1 7 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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Disinformation and misinformation: Threats to national security and democracy
Henderson, S., de Zwart, M. & Lush, E., May 2024, Flinders University. 4 p. (Jeff Bleich Centre Policy Perspectives; no. 13)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Facilitating Effective Work Experience Supervision to Enable Diverse Students to Succeed in the Australian Legal Profession
Covark, K., Hewitt, A., Nosworthy, B. & Henderson, S., 12 Nov 2024, In: Legal Education Review. 34, 2, p. 23-56 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Understanding the law applicable to the use of anti-material and anti-agriculture chemical and biological weapons
Henderson, S. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
19/06/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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ASU’s Preventing Space War Forum
Lisk, J. (Chief Investigator), de Zwart, M. (Chief Investigator) & Henderson, S. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
19/05/23 → 30/05/28
Project: Research