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Nicola Wheen

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Nicola Wheen
Wheen in 2010
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Thesis
Academic advisorsGeoffrey Palmer, Bruce V Harris
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago

Nicola Rowan Wheen is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Otago, specialising in national and international environmental law, and environmental law and the Treaty of Waitangi.

Academic career

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Wheen joined the law department at the University of Otago in 1984 as a student, gaining her LLB before joining the academic staff in 1989, rising to associate professor in 2015[1] and full professor in 2021.[2][3] Wheen completed a Master of Laws titled The Resource Management Act 1991 and water in New Zealand: impact and implications at the University of Otago in 1995.[4] She researches how law addresses international and national environmental problems, such as whaling, marine mammal by-catch,[5] climate change, freshwater allocation, forest conservation on Māori-owned land, the environmental impacts of tourism, and how sex work is regulated through planning law.[6][7][8] Wheen also has an interest in how the Treaty of Waitangi affects environmental law.[1][3]

Wheen is a member of the Centre of Research Excellence Coastal People: Southern Skies, led by Anne-Marie Jackson and Rosalina Richards.[3][9] She has co-edited books on the Treaty of Waitangi, and Treaty of Waitangi Settlements, with Janine Hayward.[3][1][10] Wheen also wrote chapters in Environmental Histories of New Zealand, published in 2002, and The Law of Research, published 2003.[11]

Wheen teachers and convenes courses on Public Law, Environmental Law and International Environmental Law at Otago, and has supervised more than fifty honours and postgraduate students.[1][3] She is on the editorial board of Otago University Press.[12]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Hayward, Janine; Wheen, Nicola, eds. (2004), The Waitangi Tribunal: Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi, Bridget Williams Books, doi:10.7810/9781877242328_8, ISBN 9781877242328
  • Hayward, Janine; Wheen, Nicola R., eds. (2012), "The Meaning of Treaty Settlements and the Evolution of the Treaty Settlement Process", Treaty of Waitangi Settlements, Bridget Williams Books, pp. 13–28, doi:10.7810/9781927131381_1, ISBN 9781927131381

Articles

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Otago, University of (29 January 2015). "Otago announces professorial promotions". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ Board, Otago Bulletin (8 December 2020). "Otago announces 26 new professors". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Law, Faculty of (21 June 2021). "Professor Nicola Wheen". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ Wheen, Nicola Rowan (1995). The Resource Management Act 1991 and water in New Zealand : impact and implications (Master of Laws thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/3278.
  5. ^ Wheen, Nicola R. (3 September 2012). "How the Law Lets Down the 'Down-Under Dolphin'—Fishing-Related Mortality of Marine Animals and the Law in New Zealand". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ Otago, University of (28 August 2023). "Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Nicola Wheen". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ Williams, David (5 August 2017). "Waterways under pressure". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Impact of trampers in Fiordland in spotlight". NZ Herald. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Senior Leadership Team – Coastal People: Southern Skies". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Book review – Treaty of Waitangi Settlements – Māori Law Review". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Nicola R. Wheen - BWB Bridget Williams Books". www.bwb.co.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  12. ^ Otago University Press (11 January 2023). "Editorial Board". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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