Prof. Ben Boer's Curriculum Vitae
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Professor Ben Boer Areas of Interest • International Environmental Law • Comparative Environmental Law • Natural and Cultural Heritage Law • Asian and Pacific Environmental Law • International and domestic law relating to Protected Areas, Soils and Forests Brief Biographical Detail Ben Boer was appointed as Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney in late 2008. Between 2006 and 2008, he was the international Co-Director of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Academy of Environmental Law and Visiting Professor based at the University of Ottawa, while continuing to teach part-time in the Master of Environmental Law at the University of Sydney. In his new role as Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, Ben will continue to teach in various units of study in the Master’s program at the University of Sydney. Formerly, he was Professor in Environmental Law, University of Sydney (1997 -2008) and the Corrs Chambers Westgarth Professor of Environmental Law, University of Sydney (1992-1996). Prior to that, at Macquarie University, he was Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, School of Law (1979-1991) and part-time Lecturer in Graduate School of the Environment, , and Tutor and Lecturer, Department of Legal Studies, La Trobe University (1974-1979). Together with colleagues at the University of Sydney, the Australian National University and the University of Adelaide, he established the Australian Centre for Environmental Law as a joint Centre at these three institutions. At the University of Sydney, this body is now called the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law. He has served as a consultant to various intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations in the following countries: China, Federated States of Micronesia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, New Caledonia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam and Samoa, as well as conducting research for various departments of the Australian Federal Government. He has published widely in the area of environmental and natural resources law and policy. A representative list of publications appears below. Publications Books 1. Benidickson, J. Boer, B.W. Morrow, K. and Benjamin, A.H. (eds.) Rio + 15: A Legal Critique of Ecologically Sustainable Development Edward Elgar, (forthcoming, 2010) 2. Boer, B & Wiffen, G, Heritage Law in Australia , OUP: Melbourne (2006), 334pp. 3. Hannam, I, and Boer, B.W., Drafting Legislation for Sustainable Soils: A Guide No. 52 IUCN The World Conservation Union (2004) 100pp. 4. Boer, B, Heritage Conservation Law (Butterworths Planning and Environment Legislation Service, Volume C) , Butterworths: Sydney (2004), C90,001 - C 90,604 - 603pp 5. Hannam, I & Boer, B.W., Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Soils , IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No 45, IUCN The World Conservation Union (2002), 88pp. 6. Boer, B.W., Rothwell, D R & Ramsay, R, International Environmental Law in the Asia Pacific , Kluwer (1998), 364pp. 7. Boer, B.W. (ed), and contributor of three chapters, Environmental Law in Five Pacific Countries: Consolidated Report of the Regional Environment Technical Assistance Legal Review Project , IUCN-The World Conservation Union (1996), 263 pp. 8. Leadbeter, P, Gunningham, N. and Boer, B.W., (eds.), Environmental Outlook No 3: Law and Policy, Federation Press (1996) 340pp. 9. Boer, B.W., Fowler, R & Gunningham, N (eds), Environmental Outlook No 2: Law and Policy , Federation Press (1995), 342 pp. 10. Boer, B.W., Fowler, R & Gunningham, N (eds), Environmental Outlook: Law and Policy , Federation Press (1994), 342 pp. Chapters in Books 1. Boer, B.W. & Gruber, S. “Heritage Discourses and Intergenerational Justice” in Jessup, B. and K. Rubinstein (ed), Environmental Discourses in International and Public Law , Cambridge University Press 2010 (forthcoming) 2. Boer, B.W. & Gruber, S, “Human Rights and Heritage Conservation Law” in J Blake (ed), Human Rights and Environment , UNESCO: Tehran (2010, forthcoming) 3. Boer, B.W & Gruber, S, “Heritage Conservation Law”, in Local Government Planning and Environment Service , Butterworths (2010) 72 pp. 4. Boer, B.W., “Article 3: Identification and delineation of World Heritage Properties” (85–102); “Article 29: Reports” (335-345); “Article 34: The Federal Clause” (355- 360) in Francioni, F (Ed), The World Heritage Convention: A Commentary , Oxford (2008) 5. Stephens, T. & Boer, B.W., “Enforcement and Compliance in the Australian Antarctic Territory: Legal and Policy Dilemmas” in L Kriwoken, J Jabour & A D Hemmings (eds), Looking South: Australia's Antarctic Agenda, Federation Press: Australia (2007) 54-70 6. Boer, B.W., “Heritage Conservation Law”, in Local Government Planning and Environment Service , Butterworths, (2005) 105 pp 7. Boer, BW, “Biodiversity Planning Law: International and National”, in J Carew-Reid (ed) Biodiversity Planning in the Asian Region , IUCN: Sri Lanka (2002) 531-537 8. Boer, BW, “An Integrated Approach to Pollution Regulation” in A. H. Benjamin & J. C. Sicoli (eds), The Future of Pollution Regulation ¸ Lawyers for a Green Planet Institute: Sao Paulo, Brazil (2001), 11-20. 9. Boer, B.W., “Land Degradation and International Environmental Law”, in E Bridges, I Hannam, L Oldeman, F Penning de Vries, S Scherr & S Sombatpanit (eds) Response to Land Degradation , Oxford & IBH Co Pvt Ltd: New Delhi (2001) 429-440 10. Boer, B.W., "International Aspects of ESD" in C Hamilton & D Throsby (eds), The ESD Process: Evaluating a Policy Experiment , Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and Graduate Program in Public Policy: Australian National University (1998), 83-99. 11. Boer, B.W., "The Legal Framework of Heritage Conservation" in S Sullivan (ed), Cultural Conservation , Australian Heritage Commission Special Publications Series, AGPS (1996), 15-37. 12. Boer, B.W., "The Implementation of Sustainable Development", International Conference for a Sustainable Society , Kobe, Japan (1995), 6pp (also in Japanese). 13. Boer, B.W., "Implementation of International Imperatives at a National Level" in K Ginther, E Denters & PJIM De Waart (eds), Sustainable Development and Good Governance , Martinus Nijhoff (1995), 18pp. 14. Boer, B.W., "Environmental Law and the South Pacific: Law of the Sea issues" in J Crawford, James & D.R. Rothwell (eds), The Law of the Sea on the Asia Pacific Region , Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (1995), 67-92. 15. Boer, B.W., "Environmental Law in the Pacific Region" in B.W. Boer, R Fowler & N Gunningham (eds), Environmental Outlook: Law and Policy , Federation Press (1994), 65-84. 16. Boer, B.W. & Martyn, A, contributions on "Political and institutional setting" for six case studies in Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, The Philippines, Hawaii and Australia, in D James (ed), The Application of Economic Techniques in Environmental Impact Assessment , Kluwer (1994), 154-159, 112-113A, 191-194, 221-225, 222-253, 279- 283. 17. Boer, B.W. & Brown, A J, "Cultural Heritage" in Volume 1, Aborigines , in Laws of Australia , Law Book Company (1994), 43pp. 18. Boer, B.W., "Overview of environmental law and policy at global and regional levels" in B.W. Boer (ed), Strengthening Environmental Legislation in the Pacific Region , South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (1993), 10-17. 19. Boer, B.W. and Hannam, I, "Agrarian Land Law in Australia" in W Brussaard & M Grossman (eds), Agrarian Land Law in the Western World , CAB Publishers, Oxford (1992), 212-233. 20. Boer, B.W., "Heritage Law and Local Government" in Z Lipman (ed), Local Government and Environmental Controls , Federation Press (1991), 1-21. 21. Boer, B.W., "Sustaining the Heritage" in J M Behrens & B M Tsamenyi (eds), Our Common Future , Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania (1991), 88-102. Major Articles 1. Boer, B.W. & Hannam, I D, ‘Drafting Legislation for Sustainable Soils: Judicative principles towards sustainable land use and protection of the soil quality’ European Land and Soil Alliance Bulletin , November 2008 2. Boer, B.W. & Hannam, I D, ‘Legal Aspects of Sustainable Soils: International and National’ (2003) 12(2) Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 149-163. 3. Boer, B.W., ‘Environmental Law Education in the New Millennium’ (2001) Land and Water 10pp. 4. Boer, B.W., ‘Sustainability Law for the New Millennium and The Role of Environmental Legal Education’ (2000) 123 Water, Air, Soil, Pollution 447-465 5. Boer, B.W., ‘The Globalisation of Environmental Law’ (2000) 76 Reform 33-39. 6. Boer, B.W., ‘The Rise of Environmental Law in Asia’ (1999) 32 University of Richmond Law Review 1503-1553 (Virginia, USA) 7. Boer, B.W., ‘The Rise of Environmental Law in Asia’ (1999) 32 University of Richmond Law Review 1503-1553. 8. Boer, B.W. & Rothwell, D R, ‘The influence of International Environmental Law on Australian Courts’ (1998) 7 Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 31-39. 9. Boer, B.W. & Rothwell, D, ‘The influence of International Environmental Law on Australian Courts’ (1998) 7 Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 31-39. 10. Boer, B.W., ‘Le Droit international de l'environment dans les pays en development du Pacifique Sud’ (1998) 1997(2) Annuaire de Droit de la Mer 237-264 11. Boer, B.W., ‘1996 World Conservation Congress’ (1997) 2(1) Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law 98-103 12. Boer, B.W., ‘Developments in International Environmental Law Relating to Forests’ (1997) 14 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 378-385. 13. Boer, B.W., ‘A