Oceans and International Environmental Law Interest Group
The ANZSIL Oceans and International Environmental Law Interest Groupprovides a forum for discussion and collaboration between ANZSIL members in all areas of law of the sea and international environmental law. Given the significant maritime interests and unique environments of Australia and New Zealand, these are important areas of international law in which ANZSIL members have long been closely involved and made important contributions. This group seeks to continue and actively encourage this tradition, by facilitating the exchange of information and ideas, and the development of professional networks between academics, practitioners, public policy makers and students of international law on issues relating to the law of the sea and international environmental law. The group encompasses a wide range of subject matters including:
- Maritime boundaries
- International fisheries
- Marine biodiversity
- Maritime security
- Maritime law
- Marine pollution and marine scientific research
- Offshore resources
- Environmental law
- Climate change
The group welcomes discussion on all of these topics from a wide range of theoretical, practical and cross-disciplinary perspectives, as well as broader discussion on issues such as international dispute settlement and the development of conventional and customary international law in these areas.
Governance
The Interest Group is coordinated by Co-Chairs, elected by Interest Group members for a two-year period, as set out in the ANZSIL Interest Group Guidelines. The current officeholders are:
- Frances Anggadi, University of Wollongong (2024 - 2025)
- Bruno Arpi, University of Tasmania (2024 - 2025)
- Bjorn-Oliver Magsig, Victoria University Wellington (2024-2026)
- Marcelo Feitosa de Paula Dias, Queensland University of Technology (2024-2026)
Please contact the Co-Chairs if you would like to get involved in the work of OIELIG.
Events and Activities
2021 OIELIG Workshop
An OIELIG Workshop was hosted by Victoria University of Wellington in April 2021. The workshop was co-funded by Victoria University and a grant provided by ANZSIL. In addition to providing a forum to network and exchange ideas, the workshop was to provided early career researchers with an opportunity to present papers on international environmental law and law of the sea.