Ms Rowena Cantley-Smith

Lecturer
BEc, LLB, LLM (Public International Law), PhD candidate,

Professional Profile

Rowena Cantley-Smith was appointed to the Law Faculty in 2003. She is a barrister, an Associate Fellow of the International Energy Programme of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael in The Hague and a member of the IHL Committee of the Australian Red Cross. She also teaches LL.M courses in Environmental and Energy Law each year at the University of Leuven in Belgium. Ms Cantley-Smith researches and teaches in the areas of Contract Law, Private International Law (Conflict of Laws), Public International Law, International Environmental Law, International Humanitarian Law, Australian and International Energy Law, and Regulation and Policy. Ms Cantley-Smith's current multidisciplinary doctoral research examines the interface between public international law and international economics in traditional energy markets. This research focuses on issues of security of energy supply within the scope of international environmental law, international human rights law, international energy law and international economics. Ms Cantley-Smith has a number of other research projects that focus on legislative, regulatory and policy decision making aspects of Australia's national energy market. The environmental regulation of energy markets, encouraging renewable energies and the rights of consumers in the new energy market regime are of particular interest

Areas of Expertise

Australian commercial and contract law

Australian energy law, regulation and policy

Australian environmental law

Climate change law

International energy law, regulation and policy

International environmental law

International and Australian litigation and dispute resolution

Public and private international law

Teaching Commitments

Contract Law A (LAW2101)
International Law (LAW4122)
Conflict of Laws (LAW4156)
Energy Law, Regulation and Policy (LAW7324)
International Environmental Law (LAW7068)
The Law of Climate Change (LAW7434)

Email address

Contact Hours: By appointment

Clayton campus
Room: 438
Phone: +61 3 9905 5322
Fax: +61 3 9905 5305