Ms Rowena Cantley-Smith

Research Interests

Contract
Economics and Law
Energy Law and Policy
Environmental Law
International Energy Law
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights Law
International Law

Supervisor Profile

Qualified to supervise: Honours; Masters; PhD;

Current projects under supervision

Honours:

Thesis topic: Australia's energy future under the CPRS: The need for comprehensive and integrated energy legislation to allow fo an efficient energy transition.

Thesis topic: The difficulties in the application and enforcement of foreign jurisdiction clauses in international commercial transactions.

Masters:

No current projects

Doctoral:

Thesis topic: Extraterritorial application of directors' duties (co-supervised with Associate Professor John Dunns),

Grants and Commissions

2005, Monash University , Faculty of Law, ECR grant $2,596. Environmental Regulation of Australian Energy Markets: Reducing Gases through the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target

2005, CUAC, $24,310. Consumer Consultation: International Best Practice Models (with Professor G Hodge, Dr B Naylor, Ms D Bowman)

2005, National Electricity Consumers Advocacy Panel, $62,571. Where is the Consumer? Implications for Legal Reforms in National Energy Markets for Australian Electricity Consumers (with Professor G Hodge and Ms D Bowman)

Publications

2009

Phd Thesis: A question of risk: New stakeholders, rights and obligations in traditional international energy markets. Faculty of Law, University of Leuven. (Completion anticipated in 2009)

Cantley-Smith, R. and Bowman, D., (eds) Green Power: An Environmental audit of the NEM (2009) Research Publications Pty Ltd. (forthcoming)

Ashibor, H., Blazey, T. and Cantley-Smith, R., International Encyclopedia of Laws: Environmental Law - Australia Kluwer Law International (forthcoming, 2010)

Ashibor, H., Blazey, T. and Cantley-Smith, R., International Encyclopedia of Laws: Energy Law - Australia Kluwer Law International (forthcoming, 2010)

Cantley-Smith, R. and Morrow, Sustainable Regulation: Moving Towards Environmentally Sound Energy Markets Peter Lang Publishing Group, Bruxelles (forthcoming)

Cantley-Smith, R. and Bowman, D., 'Energy and the environment: International and Australian perspectives' in  Cantley-Smith, R. and Bowman, D., (eds) Green Power: An environmental audit of the NEM (2009) Research Publications Pty Ltd. (forthcoming)

Cantley-Smith, R., 'How green is the NEM? The environment and the National Electricity Market ' in  Cantley-Smith, R. and Bowman, D., (eds) Green Power: An environmental audit of the NEM (2009) Research Publications Pty Ltd. (forthcoming)

Cantley-Smith R., 'Regulatory uncertainty in the NEM: Sustainable decision making and climate change law' in  Cantley-Smith, R. and Bowman, D., (eds) Green Power: An environmental audit of the NEM (2009) Research Publications Pty Ltd. (forthcoming)

Cantley-Smith, R., 'Greening the NEM: Environmental managing demand and improved energy efficiency' in  Cantley-Smith, R. and Bowman, D., (eds) Green Power: An environmental audit of the NEM (2009) Research Publications Pty Ltd. (forthcoming)

Cantley-Smith, R., 'Green supply: The renewable energy market' in  Cantley-Smith, R. and Bowman, D., (eds) Green Power: An environmental audit of the NEM (2009) Research Publications Pty Ltd. (forthcoming)

Cantley-Smith, R., 'Demanding more: The role of demand management and improved end use efficiency in Australian electricity markets' in Critical Issues of Environmental Taxation (2009) Vol 1, Oxford University Press, London

Cantley-Smith, R., 'Environmental obligations in the Australian energy market' in  Gumley and  Daya-Winterbottom (eds) Climate Change Law: Comparative, Contractual and Regulatory Considerations (2009) Lawbook Co, Australia

Cantley-Smith, R., 'Energy, human rights and the environment: An irreconcilable trinity? in Smith, M., and Contini, E (eds) Human Rights 2007: The Year in Review  Castan Centre for Human rights Law, Moansh University, Australia

Cantley-Smith, R., 'Environmental regulation of Australian energy markets: Are mandatory targets effective in reducing greenhouse gases?' in Critical Issues of Environmental Taxation (2009) Vol 1, Oxford University Press, London

2008

Cantley-Smith R, 'Energy, Human Rights and the Environment: An Irreconcilable Trinity?' Human Rights 2007: The Year in Review, CUB Malthouse, November 2007, Monash University (2008) 11-38

Complete listing of publications, including those prior to 2008