“Marine Environmental Law"

CPD (Continuing Professional Development)

RESOURCE PERSON:
Dr Erika J Techera FAAL, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Western Australia

Dr Erika J Techera FAAL is the former Director of the UWA Oceans Institute and prior to that she was the Dean of the UWA Law School.  She was previously  the Director of the Centre for International Environmental Law and Co-Director for the Centre for Climate Futures at Macquarie University; and has practised as a Barrister in Sydney and worked as a company director.

She is an international and comparative environmental lawyer with particular emphasis on marine environmental law and cultural heritage law relating to the oceans. Her research explores Indo-Pacific maritime issues: marine protected area governance, marine spatial planning and marine pollution, as well as international law for the conservation and management of wild species. Her most recent projects include transnational crime, technology and IUU fishing; rigs-to-reefs law and policy; and intangible marine heritage.

Moreover, she is the author of Marine Environmental Governance: from international law to local practice (Routledge, 2012) and the International Law of Sharks: Obstacles, Options and Opportunities (with Professor Natalie Klein) (Brill, 2017). She is the co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law (Routledge, 2013) and Sharks: Conservation, Management & Governance (Earthscan, 2014) as well as co-editor of the forthcoming Marine Extremes: Ocean Safety, Marine Health and the Blue Economy.

Course Description: This course will explore marine environmental law issues and responses as they relate to Mauritius. Areas covered will include the role of international and regional law and institutions, as well as broad governance issues. Specific subjects will include marine pollution law from land and sea, fisheries regulation and the management of aquaculture, species conservation and biodiversity law, as well as climate change - all of which are relevant to blue economy agenda. Current topics of interest will be examined including marine-based tourism, invasive species, ballast water, marine debris and plastics.  

Experience Level:
All
Group:
Law Practitioners & Legal Officers