What are the legal challenges that confront us in the Anthropocene? In this episode, JD student Alexis Zhang and Just Cause co-director Juliette Marchant chat to Professor Tim Stephens about the Antarctic Treaty System protects one of the world’s most precious ecosystems and how international law travails the fine line between conservation and exploitation in governing whaling. Join us as we unravel the legal frameworks that aim to safeguard our planet's future in this age of human influence.
Dr Tim Stephens is Professor of International Law at the University of Sydney Law School. He teaches and researches in public international law, with his published work focussing on the international law of the sea, international environmental law and international dispute settlement. Tim has also been appointed to the List of Arbitrators under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty by the Attorney General.