Directory of Scholars

ERIKA TECHERA

LLB (Hons), PG Cert Learning & Teaching, M Env Law, LLM, PhD
Professor and Dean of Law

email Erika.techera@uwa.edu.au

Primary Research Interests

  • Biodiversity law
  • Cultural heritage law
  • Indigenous peoples & the environment
  • International environmental law
  • Marine & fisheries law

Secondary Research Interests

  • Climate change law
  • Environmental ethics & justice
  • Water law

Selected Publications

  • E Techera et al (Eds) 'Handbook of International Environmental Law', Routledge, Oxford. 2013.
  • E Techera, 'Marine Environmental Governance: from international law to local practice', Routledge, Oxford. 2012.
  • E J Techera, 'Fishing, Finning and Tourism: Trends in Pacific shark conservation and management' (2012) 27(3) International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 1-25.
  • E Techera, 'International Heritage Conservation: National and International Legal Contexts' in D Niles & G Baldacchino (Eds), Island Futures:Conservation and Development Across the Asia-Pacific Region, Springer Link. 2011.
  • E Techera, 'Synergies and Challenges for Legal Protection of Sacred Natural Sites in the South Pacific' in Verschuuren, B., Wild, R.G., McNeely, J and Oviedo, G. (Eds) Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture. Earthscan, London. 2010.
  • E Techera & N Klein, 'Fragmented Governance: Reconciling legal strategies for shark conservation and management' (2011) 35(1) Marine Policy 73-78
  • E Techera, 'Legal Foundations for the Recognition of Customary law in the Post-Colonial South Pacific' in Freeman, M., (Ed) Law and Anthropology - CurrentLegal Issues. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2009.