Professor Donald R. Rothwell
Professor of International Law
ANU College of Law
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Areas of expertise
- Law 1801
- International Law (Excl. International Trade Law) 180116
Research interests
International Law (generally)
International Law of the Sea
International Law of the Polar Regions
International Law in Australia
International Security Law
South China Sea
Antarctica and the Arctic
Whaling
Biography
Donald R Rothwell is Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University where he has taught since July 2006. His research has a specific focus on law of the sea, law of the polar regions, and implementation of international law within Australia as reflected in over 200 articles, book chapters and notes in international and Australian publications. Rothwell has authored, co-authored or edited 27 books including most recently Islands and International Law (IN PRESS, 2022). Major works include The International Law of the Sea 2nd (Hart, 2016) with Tim Stephens; and The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the Sea (Oxford, 2015) co-edted with Oude Elferink, Scott and Stephens. Rothwell is also Co-Editor of the Australian Year Book of International Law. In 2012 he was appointed as Rapporteur of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Baselines under the International Law of the Sea. He 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 2012 Rothwell was also appointed an inaugural ANU Public Policy Fellow by the ANU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Young. He is a regular media commentator on international law issues.
Researcher's projects
* International Law in Australia
* International Security Law
* Law of the Sea (generally)
* International Polar Law
* Islands and International Law
* International Dispute Resolution
Publications
- Letts, D & Rothwell, D 2022, 'Navigational rights and freedoms: The law of the sea and evolving state practice', in John F. Bradford, Jane Chan, Stuart Kaye, Clive Schofield, and Geoffrey Till (ed.), Maritime Cooperation and Security in the Indo-Pacific Region: Essays in Honour of Sam Bateman, Brill - Nijhoff, Netherlands, pp. 109-127.
- Dalla-Pozza, D & Rothwell, D 2022, 'Constitutional issues in Australia's subnational relations with China', in John Fitzgerald (ed.), Taking the low road: China's influence in Australian states and territories, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra, pp. 196-213.
- Saunders, I, Letts, D, Shirlow, E et al. 2021, 'COVID-19 and International Law: Sketching the Parameters', Australian Yearbook of International Law Online, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 3-12.
- Rothwell, D 2021, 'The law of the sea, international courts, and judicialization', AJIL Unbound, vol. 115, pp. 373-377.
- Rothwell, D 2021, SUBMISSION 59 : US UK Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement (ENNPIA).
- Rothwell, D 2021, 'Oil under Troubled Water: Australia’s Timor Sea Intrigue', Australian Yearbook of International Law Online, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 344-348.
- Rothwell, D 2021, 'Australian law in the freezer: 60 years of the 'Antarctic Treaty'', Law Society of NSW journal, vol. June 2021, no. 78, pp. 71-73.
- Rothwell, D 2020, 'Brenton Tarrant and Trans-Tasman Prisoner Transfers', ANZSIL Perspective, vol. 19, pp. 8-11.
- Rothwell, D 2020, Australia Clarifies its South China Sea Legal Position in Responding to China, pp. 8-10.
- Rothwell, D & Hemmings, A 2020, 'Evolution of A Polar Law', in Karen N. Scott and David L. VanderZwaag (ed.), Research Handbook on Polar Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 455-474.
- Rothwell, D & Saunders, I 2019, Australia and Indonesia trade: deal (not quite) done, pp. Online.
- Rothwell, D 2019, 'Dispute Settlement under the Antarctic Treaty System', in (ed.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law, Oxford University Press, Online.
- Nasu, H, McLaughlin, R, Rothwell, D et al. 2019, The Legal Authority of ASEAN as a Security Institution, Cambridge University Press, New York United States.
- Lathrop, C, Roach, J & Rothwell, D, eds, 2019, Baselines Under the International Law of the Sea.
- Rothwell, D 2019, 'Maritime Claims in South East Asia', in Donald Rothwell & David Letts (ed.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges, Routledge, London, pp. 16-32.
- Letts, D & Rothwell, D 2019, 'Challenges for the Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Resolving Current Controversies and Addressing Horizon Threats', in Donald Rothwell & David Letts (ed.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges, Routledge, London, pp. 242-258.
- Rothwell, D & Letts, D 2019, 'The Law of the Sea and South East Asia', in Donald Rothwell and David Letts (ed.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia, Routledge, London, pp. 1-15.
- Rothwell, D 2018, Arctic Ocean Shipping Navigation, Security and Sovereignty in the North American Arctic , Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Rothwell, D 2018, Timor Treaty - Maritime Boundaries Submission 8.
- Rothwell, D 2018, 'International Law and East China Sea Disputes: Much Ado about Nothing', in (ed.), The East China Sea: How to Build Confidence and Promote Cooperation, Korea Maritime Institute, Busan, pp. 13-37.
- Rothwell, D 2018, '2018 Timor Sea Treaty: a new dawn in relations between Australia and Timor-Leste?', Law Society of NSW journal, vol. 2018, no. 44, pp. 70-72pp.
- Rothwell, D 2018, 'International Law of the Sea and the Nicaraguan Cases', in Edgardo Sobenes Obregon and Benjamin Samson (ed.), Nicaragua Before the International Court of Justice: Impacts on International Law, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 327-346.
- Rothwell, D & Hemmings, A 2018, 'Introduction: The Context of International Polar Law', in Donald R. Rothwell and Alan D. Hemmings (ed.), International Polar Law, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK, pp. xiii - xliv.
- Rothwell, D 2018, 'Canada and the United States', in R Beckman; T Henriksen; K D Kraabel; E Molenaar; A Roach (ed.), Governance of Artic Shipping: Balancing Rights and Interests of Arctic States and User States, Brill - Nijhoff, Leiden The Netherlands; Boston USA, pp. 217-244.
- Rothwell, D & Hemmings, A, eds, 2018, International Polar Law, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK.
- Rothwell, D, Kaye, S, Akhtar-Kavari, A et al 2018, International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives - 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Vic.
- Rothwell, D 2018, 'The Polar Regions and the Law of the Sea: current controversies', in Mark Nuttall, Torben R. Christensen, Martin J. Siegert (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of the Polar Regions, Routledge, Abingdon Oxon UK, pp. 275-283.
- Rothwell, D 2018, 'Navigational Restrictions within the New LOS Context: Geographical Implications for the United States', Ocean Yearbook, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 587-589pp.
- Saunders, I & Rothwell, D 2017, FORUM - Is TTP 2.0 good to go?.
- Rothwell, D 2017, 'The Tasmanian Dam Case and Australia the Good International Citizen', in Michael Coper; Heather Roberts; James Stellios (ed.), The Tasmanian Dam Case 30 Years On: An Enduring Legacy, The Federation Press, Australia NSW, pp. 89-103pp.
- Rothwell, D & Reye, S 2017, 'Australia's Resources Policies and International Law', in Donald R Rothwell & Emily Crawford (ed.), International Law in Australia, Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited, Sydney Australia, pp. 365-387.
- Goodman, C & Rothwell, D 2017, 'Australian Jurisdiction and International Law', in Donald R Rothwell & Emily Crawford (ed.), International Law in Australia, Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited, Sydney Australia, pp. 71-94.
- Rothwell, D & Crawford, E 2017, International Law in Australia, Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited, Sydney Australia.
- Rothwell, D 2017, 'Islands and the International Law of the Sea', Sobre Derecho Del Marâ (Law of the Sea), ANU College of Law, National Autonomous Universiof Mexico.
- Rothwell, D & Stephens, T 2016, The International Law of the Sea (2nd ed), Bloomsbury, Oxford, United Kingdom.
- Rothwell, D 2016, 'Conciliation and Article 298 Dispute Resolution Procedures under the Law of the Sea Convention', in Shicun Wu and Keyuan Zou (ed.), Arbitration Concerning the South China Sea - Philipines versus China, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Surrey, England, pp. 55-70.
- Rothwell, D 2016, South China Sea verdict explained, pp. 3pp.
- Rothwell, D 2016, A finding China can't ignore: the South China Sea arbitration, pp. 1-2.
- Rothwell, D 2016, Cause for optimism in the South China Sea.
- Rothwell, D 2016, 'The Whaling Case: An Australian Perspective', in Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Dai Tamada (ed.), Whaling in the Antarctic: Significance and Implications of the ICJ Judgment, Brill, Boston, USA, pp. 271-307.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'Maritime Regulation and Enforcement. The Legal Framework for the South China Sea.', in Tran Truong Thuy, Le Thuy Trang (ed.), Power, Law, and Maritime Order in the South China Sea, Lexington Books, Lanham, pp. 197-218.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'Arctic Sovereignty and its legal significance for Canada.', in Leif Christian Jenson and Geir Honneland (ed.), Handbook of the Politics of the Arctic, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 247-261.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'The Polar Regions and the Law of the Sea', in Peter Kennedy (ed.), The Arctic and Antarctica Differing Currents of Change, New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Wellington, pp. 17-35.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'UNCLOS Navigational Regimes and their Significance for the South China Sea', in Shicun Wu, Mark Valencia and Nong Hong (ed.), UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea, Ashgate Publishing Company, Burlington, VT, pp. 149-190pp.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and its relevance to maritime disputes in the South China Sea', in Leszek Buszynski, Christopher B. Roberts (ed.), The South China Sea Maritime Dispute: Political, legal and regional perspectives, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon and New York, pp. 46-59.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'The United States and Arctic Straits The Northwest Passage and the Bering Strait', in S Lalonde, T McDorman (ed.), International Law and Politics of the Arctic Ocean, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 160-179.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'Polar territorial and maritime sovereignty in the twenty-first century', in C Chinkin, F Baetens (ed.), Sovereignty, Statehood and State Responsibility: Essays in Honour of James Crawford, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 110-125.
- Rothwell, D, Elferink, A, Scott, K et al, eds, 2015, The Oxford Handbook of The Law of the Sea, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Rothwell, D 2015, 'International Straits', in D Rothwell, A Oude Elferink, K Scott and T Stephens (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of The Law of the Sea, Oxford University Press, New York, USA, pp. 114-133.
- Rothwell, D, Elferink, A, Scott, K et al 2015, 'Charting the Future for the Law of the Sea', in D Rothwell, A Oude Elferink, K Scott, and T Stephens (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of The Law of the Sea, Oxford University Press, New York, USA, pp. 888-912.
- Stephens, T & Rothwell, D 2015, 'Marine Scientific Research', in D Rothwell, A Oude Elferink, K Scott and T Stephens (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of The Law of the Sea, Oxford University Press, New York, USA, pp. 559-581.
- Rothwell, D 2014, 'The Whaling Case: Australian Perspectives', International Affairs (Kokusai Mondai), vol. 636, no. November 2014, pp. 20-29.
- Rothwell, D 2014, Will China accept international law in the South China Sea?, pp. 2pp.
- Rothwell, D 2014, 'Middle powers and ocean policy: Australian perspectives on Antarctic competition and cooperation', in Tim Stephens, David L. VanderZwaag (ed.), Polar oceans governance in an era of environmental change, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 269-284.
- Rothwell, D 2014, 'The polar regions and the law of the sea', in Richard C. Powell, Klaus Dodds (ed.), Polar Geopolitics? Knowledges, Resources and Legal Regimes, Edward Elgar Publishing, Gloucestershire, UK, pp. 19-37.
- Rothwell, D 2014, Why whaling will remain a thorny issue for Australia-Japan relations, pp. 3pp.
- Rothwell, D 2014, 'The Whaling Case: International Law Perspectives', Law Council Review.
- Rothwell, D 2014, Abbott confronts his 'Tampa moment', pp. 2pp.
- Rothwell, D 2014, 'Legal Challenges for Maritime Operations in the Southern Ocean', Ocean Yearbook, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 423-444.
- Rothwell, D 2014, MH17: the legal path to justice, pp. 2pp.
- Rothwell, D 2014, The legal case for Iraq intervention, pp. 2pp.
- Neoh Weng Fei, J, Rothwell, D & Rubenstein, K 2014, 'The complicated case of Stern Hu: allegiance, identity and nationality in a globalised world', in Fiona Jenkins, Mark Nolan, Kim Rubenstein (ed.), Allegiance and Identity in a Globalised World, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 453-477.
- Nasu, H & Rothwell, D 2014, 'Re-Evaluating the Role of International Law in Territorial and Maritime Disputes in East Asia', Asian Journal of International Law, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 55-79.
- Rothwell, D 2014, Clearing the waters on consular assistance, pp. p14.
- Rothwell, D 2014, A lot more is at stake than just whaling, pp. 4pp.
- Rothwell, D 2014, 'The Arbitration between the People's Republic of China and the Philippines over the Dispute in the South China Sea', Tokyo Workshop: Maritime Security in the South China Sea, ANU College of Law, Tokyo.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Syrian crisis interrupts election campagin, pp. 3pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'Compulsory pilotage and the law of the sea: lessons learned from the Torres Strait', in Shicun Wu, Keyuan Zou (ed.), Securing the safety of navigation in East Asia: Legal and political dimensions, Chandos Publishing, Witney, UK, pp. 51-72.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Russia must respect the law of the sea, pp. 3pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, South China Sea dispute dynamics, pp. 3pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Australia can's simply build fences at sea, pp. 4pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Constitutional consequences of a Labor leadership change, pp. 2pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'Maritime Security in the Polar Regions', in Erik J. Molenaar, Alex G. Oude Elferink, Donald R. Rothwell (ed.), The law of the sea and the polar regions: Interactions between global and regional regimes, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden and Boston, pp. 367-388.
- Molenaar, E, Elferink, A & Rothwell, D, eds, 2013, The law of the sea and the polar regions: Interactions between global and regional regimes, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden and Boston.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'Artic sovereignty and its legal significance for Canada', Legal Forum Centenary Speakers Series, University of Alberta, Alberta, pp. 20pp.
- Molenaar, E, Elferink, A & Rothwell, D 2013, 'Interactions between global and regional regimes: Trends and prospects', in Erik J. Molenaar, Alex G. Oude Elferink, Donald R. Rothwell (ed.), The law of the sea and the polar regions: Interactions between global and regional regimes, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden and Boston, pp. 389-417.
- Molenaar, E, Elferink, A & Rothwell, D 2013, 'The Regional Implementation of the Law of the Sea and the Polar Regions', in Erik J. Molenaar, Alex G. Oude Elferink, Donald R. Rothwell (ed.), The law of the sea and the polar regions: Interactions between global and regional regimes, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden and Boston, pp. 1-16.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Crikey Clarifier: Australia v Japan in a whale of a case, pp. 2pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'The Antarctic Whaling case: Litigation in the international court and the role played by NGOs', The Polar Journal, pp. 1-16.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Whales in court: Australia v Japan in The Hague, pp. 1-3pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'International Law and Arctic Shipping', Michigan State International Law Review, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 67-99.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Japan, Australia, Sea Shepherd: a whale of a legal web, pp. 1-2pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'THE SOUTH-WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA CASE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE DYNAMICS', 2013 ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum, ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, pp. 12pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'The Law of the Sea and Arctic Governance ""Arctic Law: The Challenges of Governance in the Changing Arctic"" panel', 107th American Society of International Law Annual Meeting, ed. Stanimir Alexandrov, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Kal Raustiala, American Society of International Law, Washington, DC, pp. 272-275pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and its relevance to maritime disputes in the South China Sea', South China Sea Conference 2013, ed. Dr Leszek Buszynsk & Dr Christopher Roberts, National Security College, Australian National University, Australian National University Acton, pp. 13-17.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'Introduction', in Donald R Rothwell (ed.), The Law of the Sea, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK.
- Rothwell, D 2013, Our Claytons sovereignty gives whales no sanctuary, pp. 1-3pp.
- Rothwell, D 2013, 'The polar regions and the development of international law: Contemporary reflections and twenty-first century challenges', in Gudmundur Alfredsson, Timo Koivurova, Adam Stepien (ed.), The Yearbook of Polar Law, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden and Boston, pp. 233-251.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Peacetime maritime operations', in Karine Bannelier, Theodore Christakis and Sarah Heathcote (ed.), The ICJ and the Evolution of International Law: the enduring impact of the Corfu Channel case, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London UK, pp. 181-197.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'International Law', in Richard Devetak, Anthony Burke and Jim George (ed.), An Introduction to International Relations (2nd ed), Cambridge University Press, USA, pp. 231-242.
- Rothwell, D 2012, Our government fiddles as Japan makes a mockery of the whale sanctuary, p. 11.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Polar opposites: environmental discourses and management in Antarctica and the Arctic', in Brad Jessup and Kim Rubenstein (ed.), Environmental Discourses in Public and International Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 355-374.
- Rothwell, D 2012, Australia limits its whaling response, p. 9.
- Rothwell, D 2012, The International Law Dimensions of the Plight of Julian Assange, pp. online.
- Stephens, T & Rothwell, D 2012, 'The LOSC Framework for Maritime Jurisdiction and Enforcement 30 Years On', The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 701-709.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'The Role of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as a Confidence building Mechanism in Maritime Affairs', Dokdo Research Journal, vol. 19, no. Autumn 2012, pp. 59-63.
- Dalla-Pozza, D & Rothwell, D 2012, People may yet have final say, pp. Online.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Polar Oceans Governance in the 21st Century', Ocean Yearbook, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 343-360.
- Hemmings, A, Rothwell, D & Scott, K, eds, 2012, Antarctic Security in the Twenty-First Century: Legal and policy perspectives, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon and New York.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'The Antarctic Treaty as a security construct', in Alan D Hemmings, Donald R Rothwell and Karen N Scott (ed.), Antarctic Security in the Twenty-First Century: Legal and Policy Perspectives, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon and New York, pp. 33-50.
- Rothwell, D, Scott, K & Hemmings, A 2012, 'The search for 'Antarctic security'', in Alan D Hemmings, Donald R Rothwell and Karen N Scott (ed.), Antarctic Security in the Twenty-First Century: Legal and Policy Perspectives, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon and New York, pp. 1-17.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Law enforcement in Antarctica', in Alan D Hemmings, Donald R Rothwell and Karen N Scott (ed.), Antarctic Security in the Twenty-First Century: Legal and Policy Perspectives, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon and New York, pp. 135-153.
- Hemmings, A, Rothwell, D & Scott, K 2012, 'Antarctic security in a global context', in Alan D Hemmings, Donald R Rothwell and Karen N Scott (ed.), Antarctic Security in the Twenty-First Century: Legal and Policy Perspectives, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon and New York, pp. 329-336.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Volume IV: Fishery Zones and Limits', in Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.), The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law 2012, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 89pp.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Volume IV: Gibraltar, Strait of', in Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.), The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law 2012, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, p. 463.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Volume IX: Sea Lanes', in Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.), The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law 2012, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 47pp.
- Rothwell, D 2012, Tow-back plan would open up legal minefield, p. 14.
- Rothwell, D 2012, Should we do more to protect Julian Assange?, p. 9.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'International law and the Murray-Darling Basin Plan', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 268-280.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'International Straits and Trans-Arctic Navigation', Ocean Development and International Law, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 267-282.
- Rothwell, D 2012, South American haven still far off for Assange, pp. online.
- Rothwell, D 2012, South Korea ups the ante on whaling: legal analysis, pp. online.
- Rothwell, D 2012, 'Freedom of Navigation in Uncertain Times: Implications for South China Sea and Arctic Ocean', in Gordon Houlden and Hong Nong (ed.), Maritime Security Issues in the South China Sea and the Arctic: Sharpened Competition or Collaboration?, China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House, Beijing, China, pp. 79-104.
- Nasu, H & Rothwell, D 2012, Why Aust can't ignore brinkmanship in East Asia, Canberra Times, 30 August 2012, pp. 2pp.
- Rothwell, D 2011, Libya is not Iraq, pp. Online.
- Rothwell, D 2011, 'Ports and Harbours', in Rachel Baird and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Australian Coastal and Marine Law, The Federation Press, Sydney Australia, pp. 178-202.
- Rothwell, D 2011, 'Environmental Integration and Coastal and Marine Law', in Rachel Baird and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Australian Coastal and Marine Law, The Federation Press, Sydney Australia, pp. 348-372.
- Rothwell, D 2011, 'The International Legal Framework', in Rachel Baird and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Australian Coastal and Marine Law, The Federation Press, Sydney Australia, pp. 21-44.
- Baird, R & Rothwell, D, eds, 2011, Australian Coastal and Marine Law, The Federation Press, Sydney Australia.
- Rothwell, D & Baird, R 2011, 'Australia's Coastal and Marine Environment', in Rachel Baird and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Australian Coastal and Marine Law, The Federation Press, Sydney Australia, pp. 1-20.
- Rothwell, D 2011, ANALYSIS; UN resolution on intervention sets new benchmark, p. 15.
- Rothwell, D 2011, Big Tobacco v Australia: Philip Morris jumps the gun on legal challenge, pp. online.
- Rothwell, D & Nasu, H 2011, Legalising Military Intervention in Libya, pp. online.
- Rothwell, D & Jackson, A 2011, 'Sovereignty', in Marcus Haward and Tom Griffiths (ed.), Australia and the Antarctic Treaty System: 50 years of influence, UNSW Press, Sydney Australia, pp. 48-67.
- Rothwell, D 2011, Sea stoushes with Japanese whalers could sink the legal battle, p. 15.
- Rothwell, D 2011, Government could have foreseen refugee decision, p. 14.
- Rothwell, D 2011, Responsibility to Protect, not reason to invade, pp. online.
- Rothwell, D 2010, 'Book Review: Salt Water Neighbours: International Ocean Law Relations between the United States and Canada', Australian Year Book of International Law, vol. 29, pp. 229-231.
- Rothwell, D & Dalla-Pozza, D 2010, New political paradigm shows early signs of wear, pp. Online copy.
- Rothwell, D & Nasu, H 2010, UN Security Council resolutions on Libya and the significance of 'R2P', pp. 1pp.
- Rothwell, D & Moore, C 2010, 'Australia's Traditional Maritime Security Concerns and Post-9/11 Perspectives', in Natalie Klein, Joanna Mossop and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK, pp. 37-53.
- Rothwell, D, Klein, N & Mossop, J, eds, 2010, Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK.
- Rothwell, D 2010, 'Maritime Security in the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary and Anticipated Challenges for Australia and New Zealand', in Natalie Klein, Joanna Mossop and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK, pp. 242-259.
- Rothwell, D & Klein, N 2010, 'Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea', in Natalie Klein, Joanna Mossop and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK, pp. 22-36.
- Rothwell, D, Klein, N & Mossop, J 2010, 'Australia, New Zealand and Maritime Security', in Natalie Klein, Joanna Mossop and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK, pp. 1-21.
- Rothwell, D & Stephens, T 2010, The International Law of the Sea, Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK.
- Rothwell, D 2010, High Seas Clash Inevitable, p. 11.
- Rothwell, D 2010, 'The Proliferation Security Initiative: amending the convention on the Law of the Sea by stealth?', in David D. Caron & Harry N. Scheiber (ed.), The Oceans in the Nuclear Age: Legacies and Risks, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, pp. 285-293.
- Rothwell, D 2010, Getting the House in Order, pp. 1pp.
- Rothwell, D 2010, 'Japanese Whaling: When Diplomacy Fails, Call the ICJ', Jurist Legal News and Research.
- Nasu, H & Rothwell, D 2009, Different Kind of Meltdown in View, p. 1.
- Rothwell, D 2009, 'Sovereignty and the antarctic treaty', Polar Record, vol. 46, no. 236, pp. 17-20.
- Nasu, H & Rothwell, D 2009, 'Law at Sea: Challenges Facing Japan's Anti-piracy Mission', Jurist, 25 March 2009.
- Stephens, T & Rothwell, D 2007, 'Japanese whaling in Antarctica: Humane Society International Inc. v. Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd', Review of European Community & International Environmental Law (RECIEL), vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 243-246.
- Rothwell, D 1999, 'UNEP and the Antarctic Treaty System', Environmental Policy and Law, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 17-24.
- Rothwell, D & Boer, B 1998, 'The influence of international environmental law on Australian courts', Review of European Community & International Environmental Law (RECIEL), vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 31-39.
- Rothwell, D 1998, 'Australian and Canadian initiatives in polar marine environmental protection: a comparative review', Polar Record, vol. 34, no. 191, pp. 305-316.
- Rothwell, D, Stuart, K, Akhtarkhavari, A et al 2010, International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives, Cambridge University Press, New York, USA.
- Rothwell, D & Jessup, B 2009, 'The Limits of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Defining Bays and Redefining Regulatory Control', Federal Law Review, vol. 37, pp. 71-91.
- Rothwell, D 2009, 'Australia', in David Sloss (ed.), The Role of Domestic Courts in Treaty Enforcement: A Comparative Study, Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 120-165.
- Rothwell, D 2009, 'The International Legal Framework for Protecting the Health of Antarctic Wildlife', in Knowles R Kerry and Martin J Riddle (ed.), Health of Antarctic Wildlife: A Challenge for Science and Policy, Springer, Dordrecht, Germany, pp. 317-338.
- Rothwell, D 2009, 'The IPY and the Antarctic Treaty System: Reflections 50 Years Later', in Jessica M Shadian and Monica Tennberg (ed.), Legacies and Change in Polar Sciences: Historical, Legal and Political Reflections on the International Polar Year, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Farnham, Surrey, UK and Burlington, VT, USA, pp. 125-144.
- Rothwell, D 2009, 'Time for a new Arctic Treaty', The Circle, vol. 1, no. April, 2009, pp. 6-8.
- Rothwell, D & Nasu, H 2009, 'Antarctica and International Security Discourse: A Primer', New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, vol. 6, 2008, pp. 3-23.
- Rothwell, D 2008, 'Issues and Strategies for Outer Continental Shelf Claims', The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 185-211.
- Rothwell, D, Klein, N & Mossop, J 2008, 'International Law Perspectives on Trans-Tasman Maritime Society', Australia and its Maritime Interests: At Home and in the Region, ed. Andrew Forbes, Sea Power Centre, Canberra, pp. 209-221.
- Rothwell, D & Rubenstein, K 2008, 'Introduction: Australia and International Law during the Howard Years', Australian Year Book of International Law, vol. 27, pp. 1-10.
- Rothwell, D 2008, 'Book Review: Protecting the Antarctic Commons: Problems of Economic Efficiency by Bernard P. Herber', Polar Record, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 369-370.
- Rothwell, D 2008, 'The Arctic in International Affairs: Time for a New Regime?', Brown Journal of World Affairs, vol. XV, no. 1, pp. 241-253.
- Rothwell, D & Scott, S 2007, 'Flexing Australian Sovereignty in Antarctica: Pushing Antarctic Treaty Limits in the National Interest', in Lorne Kriwoken, Julia Jabour and Alan D Hemmings (ed.), Looking South: Australia's Antarctic Agenda, The Federation Press, Australia, p. 999.
- Rothwell, D 2007, 'The Contribution of ITLOS to Oceans Governance through Environmental Dispute Resolution', in Tafsir Malick Ndiaye and Rudiger Wolfrum (ed.), Law of the Sea, Environmental Law and Settlement of Disputes: Liber Amicorum Judge Thomas A Mensah, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, pp. 1007-1024.
- Abadee, N & Rothwell, D 2007, 'The Howard Doctrine: Australia and Anticipatory Self-Defence against Terrorist Attacks', Australian Year Book of International Law, vol. 26, pp. 19-62.
- Rothwell, D & VanderZwaag, D 2006, 'The Sea Change towards Principled Oceans Governance', in Donald R. Rothwell and David L. VanderZwaag (ed.), Towards Principled Oceans Governance: Australian and Canadian approaches and challenges, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 3-15.
- Rothwell, D & VanderZwaag, D, eds, 2006, Towards Principled Oceans Governance: Australian and Canadian approaches and challenges, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, United Kingdom.
- Haward, M, Rothwell, D, Jabour, J et al 2006, 'Australia's Antarctic agenda', Australian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 439-456.
- Rothwell, D, Kriwoken, L & Fallon, L 2006, 'Australia and the Precautionary Principle: Moving from international principles to domestic and local implementation', in Donald R. Rothwell and David L. VanderZwaag (ed.), Towards Principled Oceans Governance: Australian and Canadian approaches and challenges, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 181-202.
- Rothwell, D & VanderZwaag, D 2006, 'Principled oceans governance: Lessons learned and future challenges', in Donald R. Rothwell and David L. VanderZwaag (ed.), Towards Principled Oceans Governance: Australian and Canadian approaches and challenges, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 400-413.
- Greig, D, Rothwell, D, Rubenstein, K et al, eds, 2006, The Australian Year Book of International Law.
- Rothwell, D 2005, 'Antarctica and International Law', in Sam Blay, Ryszard Piotrowicz, and B. Martin (ed.), Public International Law: An Australian Perspective (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, OUP Australia & New Zealand, pp. 379-401.
- Rothwell, D 2005, 'Southern Ocean Bioprospecting and International Law', in Alan D Hemmings and Michelle Rogan-Finnemore (ed.), Antarctic Bioprospecting: Proceedings of the Bioprospecting in Antarctica Workshop, Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, pp. 207-232.
- Rothwell, D 2005, 'Anticipatory Self-Defence in the Age of International Terrorism', University of Queensland Law Journal, vol. 25, pp. 337-353.
- Rothwell, D 2004, 'Building on the Strengths and Addressing the Challenges: The Role of the Law of the Sea Institutions', Ocean Development and International Law, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 131-156.
- Rothwell, D 2004, 'Oceans Management and the Law of the Sea in the Twenty-First Century', in Alex G Oude Elferink and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Oceans Management in the 21st Century: Institutional Frameworks and Responses, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston, pp. 329-356.
- Rothwell, D 2004, 'The Southern Ocean: Environmental and Resource Management under International Law', in Hance D. Smith (ed.), The Oceans: Key issues in Marine Affairs, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 297-311.
- Rothwell, D & Stephens, T 2004, 'Dispute Resolution and the Law of the Sea: Resolving the Interaction Between the LOS Convention and Other Environmental Instruments', in Alex G Oude Elferink and Donald R Rothwell (ed.), Oceans Management in the 21st Century: Institutional Frameworks and Responses, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston, pp. 209-230.
- Rothwell, D & Stephens, T 2004, 'Illegal Southern Ocean Fishing and Prompt Release: Balancing Coastal and Flag State Rights and Interests', International and Comparative Law Quarterly, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 171-187.
- Elferink, A & Rothwell, D, eds, 2004, Oceans Management in the 21st Century: Institutional Frameworks and Responses, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston.
- Rothwell, D 2003, 'The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Marine Environmental Protection: Expanding the Horizons of International Oceans Governance', Ocean Yearbook, vol. 17, pp. 26-55.
- Rothwell, D 2003, 'Conflict Resolution and the Law of the Sea: Reconciling Interaction between the LOS Convention and Environmental Instruments', in Alexandre Kiss, Dinah Shelton and Kanami Ishibashi (ed.), Economic Globalization and Compliance with International Environmental Agreements, Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, pp. 255-269.
- Kaye, S & Rothwell, D 2002, 'Southern Ocean Boundaries and Maritime Claims: Another Antarctic Challenge for the Law of the Sea?', Ocean Development and International Law, vol. 33, pp. 359-389.
- Rothwell, D 2002, 'The Law of the Sea and the MV Tampa Incident: Reconciling Maritime Principles with Coastal State Sovereignty', Public Law Review, vol. 13, pp. 118-127.
- Rothwell, D & Joyner, C 2001, 'The Polar Oceans and the Law of the Sea', in Alex G. Oude Elferink and Donald R. Rothwell (ed.), The Law of the Sea and Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 1-22.
- Rothwell, D & Elferink, A, eds, 2001, The Law of the Sea and Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Netherlands.
- Rothwell, D 2001, 'Reassessing International Environmental Dispute Resolution', Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, vol. 6, pp. 201-214.
- Rothwell, D 2001, 'A Legal Framework for Integrated Oceans and Coastal Management in Australia', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, vol. 18, pp. 278-292.
- Rothwell, D 2001, 'Antarctic Baselines: Flexing the Law for Ice-Covered Coastlines', in Alex G. Oude Elferink and Donald R. Rothwell (ed.), The Law of the Sea and Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 49-68.
- Elferink, A & Rothwell, D 2001, 'Challenges for Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction: The Current Regime and its Prospects', in Alex G. Oude Elferink and Donald R. Rothwell (ed.), The Law of the Sea and Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 337-354.
- Rothwell, D 2001, 'The Law of the Sea and the Antarctic Treaty System: Rougher Seas Ahead for the Southern Ocean (Proceedings from a conference)', in Marcus Haward and Julia Jabour-Green (ed.), The Antarctic: Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a conference celebrating the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the Antarctic Treaty on 23rd June 1961, Cooperative Research Centre for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean, Hobart, Australia, pp. 113-124.
Projects and Grants
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- How can developing countries best manage seabed mining? (Pacific) (formerly known as 'Seabed Disputes Chamber of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea') (Secondary Investigator)
- A Legal Analysis of Australia's Future Engagement with Asia-Pacific Security Institutions (Secondary Investigator)
