The group was set up in 2014 to give members interested in conflict, peace and security a space to connect and swap ideas. Its subject matter included the law on the use of force, collective security under the UN Charter, the law of armed conflict, peacekeeping, security-related aspects of human rights law, arms control and disarmament, and international and transnational criminal law, and it welcomed a range of theoretical and doctrinal views.
It held annual workshops where members shared and discussed their work, taking stock of good practice in teaching and public engagement on peace and security law. The workshop location rotated around Australia and New Zealand, with law schools in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Brisbane and Adelaide hosting the 2015 to 2019 events, and it planned ad hoc seminars at other institutions.
Governance
A committee coordinated the group's work. Its members were elected by the group for staggered two-year terms, so that half stood for election each year, and the committee chose officers, at a minimum a chair. The committee listed on the captured page had eight members from universities in both countries, an international humanitarian organisation and a law firm. Names are not reproduced here.