Donald R Rothwell has been Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University since July 2006. His research has a specific focus on law of the sea, law of the polar regions, use of force, and implementation of international law within Australia. Major publications amongst 11 books and over 100 book chapters and articles include The Polar Regions and the Development of International Law (Cambridge: 1996); and The Law of the Sea and Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction (Kluwer: 2001) co-edited with Alex Oude Elferink. He regularly coordinates the undergraduate International Law course, and also teaches a range of postgraduate courses including Marine and Coastal Law, Law of the Sea, International Law and Australian Government, International Security Law, International Humanitarian Law, and Military Operations Law. Rothwell has acted as a consultant or been a member of expert groups for UNEP, UNDP, IUCN, the Australian Government, and acted as advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). In November 2006 he chaired the Report of the Sydney Panel of Independent International Legal Experts on Japan’s Special Permit (“Scientific”) Whaling Under International Law, and in November 2008 chaired the Canberra Panel addressing the same issue. He was also a member of the Paris Panel of Independent Legal Experts on Special Permit “Scientific” Whaling Under International Law (May 2006). He is also an active media commentator and is regularly called upon to provide expert analysis on current international law issues and has appeared on the 7.30 Report, Lateline, Sky News, and ABC Radio ‘AM’, ‘PM’ and ‘The World Today’. His opinion columns have appeared in all the major Australian daily newspapers. In November 2008 he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Community Outreach at the Australian National University. Rothwell is the current Co-Editor in Chief of the Australian Year Book of International Law.

“The IPY and the Antarctic Treaty System: Reflections 50 Years Later” in Jessica M. Shadian and Monica Tennberg (eds) Legacies and Change in Polar Sciences: Historical, Legal and Political Reflections on The International Polar Year (Ashgate, Farnham, UK: 2009) 125-144

Donald R. Rothwell and Brad Jessup “The Limits of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Defining Bays and Redefining Regulatory Control” (2009) 37 Federal Law Review 71-91

“The International Legal Framework for Protecting the Health of Antarctic Wildlife” in Knowles R. Kerry and Martin J. Riddle (eds) Health of Antarctic Wildlife: A Challenge for Science and Policy (Springer-Verlag, Berlin: 2009) 317-338

Natalie Klein, Joanna Mossop and Donald R. Rothwell eds., Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand (Routledge, London: 2009)