ANU COLLEGE OF LAW

Qualifications	BA, LLB (Hons) (Qld); LLM (Alberta); MA (Calgary): PhD (Syd)
Biography	Donald R Rothwell is Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University, and Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Military Law and Justice, Australian National University. His major research interest is international law, with a specific focus on international law and the use of armed force, law of the sea, law of the polar regions, and implementation of international law within Australia. He is a regular commentator on international law issues in the print and electronic media. He has taught a range of courses including Constitutional Law, Law of the Sea, International Environmental Law, International Law and Use of Armed Force, Military Operations Law, and Public International Law. Major publications amongst 11 books and over 100 book chapters and articles include The Polar Regions and the Development of International Law (CUP, 1996), and International Environmental Law in the Asia Pacific (Kluwer, 1998) coauthored with Ben Boer and Ross Ramsay. His most recent book is Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand co-edited with Natalie Klein and Joanna Mossop. He is presently working on projects assessing Antarctica and international security law and theory, and the rights of Australian citizens when detained by foreign governments. Professor Rothwell is a past-President of the Australian New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), and former Co-Chair of the Australian Canadian Oceans Research Network (ACORN). In 2006 and 2008 he chaired the Sydney and Canberra Panels of Independent International Legal Experts on Japanese 'Special Permit' Whaling.
Scholarly Interests	International Law, International Law in Australia, Law of the Sea, Antarctica, Use of Force, Military Operations Law, International Security Law
Recent Publications	“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)

Name	Donald R. Rothwell
Room	301
Tel	61258948;0414546830
Email	RothwellD@law.anu.edu.au