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.
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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| Academic advisors | Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce V Harris |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
Academic career
editWheen 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
editBooks
edit- 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
edit- Wheen, Nicola. A Natural Flow - A History of Water Law in New Zealand. Otago Law Review 71 (1997-2000).
- Brookers environmental legislation handbook 2014, with an introduction by Ceri Warnock and Nicola Wheen. (Brookers environmental law handbook series). Thomson Reuters New Zealand
- Nicola Wheen; Heidi Baillie (November 2019). "GMOs, pests and participatory and representative democracy in decision-making about GM activities in New Zealand". Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law. 22 (2): 257–276. doi:10.4337/APJEL.2019.02.04. ISSN 1385-2140. Wikidata Q108871614.
- Ceri Warnock; Nicola Wheen (October 2012). "Sex Work in New Zealand: The Re-Importation of Moral Majoritarianism in Regulating a Decriminalized Industry". Canadian Journal of Women and the Law. 24 (2): 414–438. doi:10.3138/CJWL.24.2.414. ISSN 0832-8781. Wikidata Q108871617.
- Ceri Warnock; Nicola Wheen (September 2008). "Climate Change, Wildlife Movement and the Law: A Case Study from New Zealand". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 34 (3): 527–550. doi:10.1080/03050710802038379. ISSN 0305-0718. Wikidata Q108871620.
- Nicola Wheen; Jacinta Ruru (June 2011). "Providing for Rāhui in the law of Aotearoa New Zealand". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 120 (2): 169–182. ISSN 0032-4000. Wikidata Q124457507.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Otago, University of (29 January 2015). "Otago announces professorial promotions". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Board, Otago Bulletin (8 December 2020). "Otago announces 26 new professors". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Law, Faculty of (21 June 2021). "Professor Nicola Wheen". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Otago, University of (28 August 2023). "Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Nicola Wheen". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Williams, David (5 August 2017). "Waterways under pressure". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Impact of trampers in Fiordland in spotlight". NZ Herald. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Senior Leadership Team – Coastal People: Southern Skies". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Book review – Treaty of Waitangi Settlements – Māori Law Review". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Nicola R. Wheen - BWB Bridget Williams Books". www.bwb.co.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Otago University Press (11 January 2023). "Editorial Board". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
edit- Why Should You Care? There's Something in the Water - Queenstown. Extracts from symposium on 8 August 2017, featuring Brent Lovelock, Sarah Mager, Marc Schallenberg, and Nicole Wheen.