Mr Kwame Mfodwo

Research Interests

Anti-Discrimination Law
Comparative Law
Contract
Corporatisation/Privatisation
Environmental Law
European Union
Fisheries Law
Human Rights
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights Law
International Law
International Management of Natural Resources
International Trade
Law of the Sea
Mining Law
New Zealand Law
Oil and Gas Law
Pacific Islands/South Pacific
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Rights of Migrant Contract Workers
Utilities

Supervisor Profile

Qualified to supervise: Honours; Masters; PhD;

Current projects under supervision

Honours:

One LLB honours project

Masters:

Statehood and sovereignty in international law: A postcolonial analysis of the Congo crisis, 1960
(co-supervisor: Eric Wilson)

Doctoral:

Re-evaluation of Mare Liberum and Common Heritage of Mankind Concepts: Developmental Perspective on Salvage and Archaeological/Historical Objects Found at Sea
(co-supervisor: Eric Wilson)

Grants and Commissions

2003: Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand & Local Government - A User Guide; The Treaty of Waitangi Provisions in the Local Government Act (NZ) February 2003

2002: APEC Marine Resource Conservation Working Group, &
Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong; Individual Country reports - Oceans Governance and Institutions - APEC Member Countries (December 2002)

2001-02: Sea-power Centre, Royal Australian Navy, Canberra -
1. Future environmental policy trends to 2020: impacts on the design and operation of Western navy ships and submarines; project team (June-December 2002)
2. Current and emerging Law of the Sea Issues for the Australian Navy (with Prof BM Tsamenyi, 2001)

2002: Forum Fisheries Agency, Honiara Solomon Islands: Draft Legislation - Government of Nuie: implementation of the Law of Sea Convention, UN Fish Stocks Agreement and Western & Central Pacific Tuna Convention; subcontract - Prof BM Tsamenyi (July 2002)

2000-01: Ministry for the Environment, Wellington, New Zealand -
1. Report: Maori participation in the marine sector (2001)
2. Report: Maori participation in heritage protection, including marine heritage (2001)
3. Report: Treaty aspects of environment and conservation legislation (team leader, 2000)

2001: National Oceans Office, Hobart, Australia - Report: Indigenous issues in Regional Marine Plans (2001), Nationally selected project team

2000: Australian and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Canberra, Australia - Public Discussion Paper - Indigenous Participation in Australian commercial fisheries (with Professor B M Tsamenyi)

2000-02: WWF-US, Washington DC & The David & Lucile Packard foundation, California - Reforming Fishing Agreements Project; Member, internationally selected project team

2000: Environment Australia/National Oceans Office - Legal aspects; Regional marine plans - nationally selected project team (national project team; team leader Professor B M Tsamenyi):
1. Reports on the legislation of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Tasmania;
2. Issues paper - legal aspects of regional marine plans

1999-2000: David and Lucille Packard Foundation, California; Pacific Fisheries at risk - Internationally selected project team, Reports and expert workshop

1998: Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia - Global Fisheries at risk - Internationally selected project team, Reports and expert workshop

1996: Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, Wellington, New Zealand - Design and delivery study materials and training seminars; Team leader Theme - management of fisheries enterprises for managers of newly formed Maori-owned fisheries enterprises

Publications

2012

Jeremy Noye and Kwame Mfondwo, 'First steps towards a quota allocation system in the Indian Ocean', (2012) 36(4) Marine Policy  882-894.

2011

Kwame Mfodwo and Martin Tsamenyi, 'Development in global fisheries to 2020: implications for Australia's fisheries interests and enforcement obligations.' (2011) 3(4) Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs 120-129.

Selected list of publications, including those prior to 2011