CONFERENCE Pirates of the Southern ?

Thursday 15 April 2010 l APCD Lecture Theatre, Hedley Bull Centre l The Australian National University, Canberra

A Conference to review the events of the 2009/10 season, the legal and policy implications and the future of Australia/Japan relations

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Hosted by the Centre for International & Public Law The ANU College of Law

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9.309.30 RegistrationRegistration

10.00 Session 1 - The 2009/2010 Whaling Season Chair - Donald Rothwell (ANU College of Law)

• Sea Shepherd: Conservationists or Pirates? Associate Professor Natalie Klein (Macquarie University) • Punishing Piracy and Protecting Whales: Do Non-State Actors have a Role in “Enforcing” International Law? Don Anton (ANU College of Law) • NGO Perspectives Mick McIntyre (Whales Alive)

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Session 2 - The Future Chair - Kent Anderson (ANU Faculty of Asian Studies)

• on trial in Japan: what charges and what outcome? Trevor Ryan (University of Canberra) • Role of the Antarctic Treaty System Dr Alan Hemmings (University of Canterbury) • Whaling Policy and Australia’s Antarctic Interests Dr Anthony Bergin (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) • The Australian/Japan Bilateral Relationship and Whaling Trevor Wilson (Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU)

14.45 Afternoon Tea

15.05 Session 3 - Options for the Rudd Government Chair - Kim Rubenstein (Centre for International and Public Law, ANU)

• International Legal Options Professor Donald R. Rothwell (ANU College of Law) • International Litigation and Bilateral Relations Associate Professor Shirley Scott (School of Government, UNSW)

16.00 Close

The views expressed in this event are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of The Australian National University.

http://law.anu.edu/cipl Speakers

Professor Kent Anderson is Director of the Faculty of Asian Studies in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacifi c and holds a joint appointment with the ANU College of Law. He is trained as comparative lawyer specialising in Japan and is a Director of the Australian Network for Japanese Law (ANJeL)

Dr Anthony Bergin is the Director of Research Programs, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) where he is responsible for the Institute’s research and publications programs on defence and international security issues. He has a particular interest in Antarctic affairs.

Don Anton is a Senior Lecturer at the ANU College of Law and in 2008-2009 was a Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. He teaches, researches, and advises in the areas of international law and environmental law and has written on various aspects of Australian law and policy with respect to whaling.

Dr Alan Hemmings is an Adjunct Associate Professor, Gateway Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research, University of Canterbury, and a Research Associate, Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania, , Australia.

Dr Natalie Klein is an Associate Professor at Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University. In 2006 Natalie was a member of the Sydney Panel of Independent International Legal Experts on Japan’s Special Permit (“Scientifi c”) Whaling Under International Law and is completing a book on maritime security.

Mick McIntyre represents in Australia ‘Whales Alive’; a Pacifi c based, non-profi t organisation dedicated to the protection and celebration of whales and their fragile marine habitat. He has attended the annual meetings of the International Whaling Commission as an NGO observer.

Professor Donald R. Rothwell is Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law. In 2006 he chaired the Report of the Sydney Panel of Independent International Legal Experts on Japan’s Special Permit (“Scientifi c”) Whaling Under International Law, and in 2008 chaired the Canberra Panel addressing the same issue. He has advised the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) on whaling issues.

Professor Kim Rubenstein is Director of the Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) and a Professor in the ANU College of Law with a particular interest in the intersection of public and international law.

Trevor Ryan is at the Faculty of Law, University of Canberra. He has a particular expertise in Japanese law and comparative law and is currently completing a PhD at the ANU.

Dr Shirley Scott is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales. She has a particular interest in international law and has previously written on Australian/Japanese international legal relations.

Trevor Wilson is Project Manager, Australia – Japan Research Centre, ANU. He has lived and worked in Japan for 12 years, in that time fulfi lling three diplomatic assignments to the Australian Embassy in Tokyo.

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