Stuart Kaye is Director and Professor of Law within the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security. He was formerly the Dean of Law at the University of Western Australia having been appointed Winthrop Professor of Law in July 2010. He held a Chair in Law at the University of Melbourne from 2006 to 2010 and was Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Wollongong between 2002 and 2006. He holds degrees in arts and law from the University of Sydney, winning the Law Graduates’ Association Medal, and a doctorate in law from Dalhousie University. He is admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland. He was appointed a Distinguished Professor of the University in 2019.
He was appointed to the International Hydrographic Organization's Panel of Experts on Maritime Boundary Delimitation in 1995 and in 2000 was appointed to the List of Arbitrators under the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty. He was chair of the Australian International Humanitarian Law Committee from 2003 to 2009, for which he was awarded the Australian Red Cross Society Distinguished Service Medal. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 2007 and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law in 2011.
He holds the rank of Commander in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve, serving as a legal officer, principally providing advice in operations and international law for the ADF and Maritime Border Command.
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Freedom of Navigation in the Indo-Pacific Region | |
| 2017 |
The Law of the Sea Convention and Sea Level Rise in the light of the South China Sea Arbitration
Published in International Law Studies |
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| 2018 | International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2020 - 2027 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Special Research Initiatives |
| 2019 - 2021 | Funding Scheme: Ehancing Maritime Agency Coordination |
| 2020 | Funding Scheme: Law of the Sea Training in Southeast Asia Project |
| 2018 - 2020 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects |
| 2018 - 2019 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) |
| 2014 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Conservation & Science |
| 2012 - 2014 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects |
Funding Scheme: Grant |
| Degree | Research Title | Advisee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | Design of Multilateral Fisheries Rights | Azmi, Kamal | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Challenges and solutions for the effective governance and regulation of the Southern Ocean's areas beyond national jurisdiction. | Johnson, Constance | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Acoustic Impact in the High Seas - Developing Global Governance to Manage Anthropogenic Underwater Noise in Arear beyond National Junroliction | Reeve, Lora | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Resolution and the Need for an Alternative Means: A case study of the Nigeria and Cameroon Case. | Timothy, Itohowo | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum as middle power strategy in the context of Indo-Power shifts | Junus, Hakam | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | The new international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS: Integrating new structures with existing sectoral management regimes. | Clark, Nichola | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Challenges for Port Tenants in a Post-Privatisation World - The Legal Implications of Australian East Coast Port Privatisations | Mackay, Steven | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | The effective exercise of port States jurisdiction for sustainable fisheries: an analysis of articles 4 (1)(b) and 18 (3) of the Agreement on Port States Measures to Prevent Deter and Eliminate Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing | Kuemlangan, Blaise |
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Freedom of Navigation in the Indo-Pacific Region | |
| 2017 |
The Law of the Sea Convention and Sea Level Rise in the light of the South China Sea Arbitration
Published in International Law Studies |
|
| 2018 | International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2020 - 2027 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Special Research Initiatives |
| 2019 - 2021 | Funding Scheme: Ehancing Maritime Agency Coordination |
| 2020 | Funding Scheme: Law of the Sea Training in Southeast Asia Project |
| 2018 - 2020 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects |
| 2018 - 2019 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) |
| 2014 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Conservation & Science |
| 2012 - 2014 | Awarded by: Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects |
Funding Scheme: Grant |
| Degree | Research Title | Advisee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | Design of Multilateral Fisheries Rights | Azmi, Kamal | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Challenges and solutions for the effective governance and regulation of the Southern Ocean's areas beyond national jurisdiction. | Johnson, Constance | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Acoustic Impact in the High Seas - Developing Global Governance to Manage Anthropogenic Underwater Noise in Arear beyond National Junroliction | Reeve, Lora | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Resolution and the Need for an Alternative Means: A case study of the Nigeria and Cameroon Case. | Timothy, Itohowo | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum as middle power strategy in the context of Indo-Power shifts | Junus, Hakam | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | The new international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS: Integrating new structures with existing sectoral management regimes. | Clark, Nichola | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Challenges for Port Tenants in a Post-Privatisation World - The Legal Implications of Australian East Coast Port Privatisations | Mackay, Steven | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | The effective exercise of port States jurisdiction for sustainable fisheries: an analysis of articles 4 (1)(b) and 18 (3) of the Agreement on Port States Measures to Prevent Deter and Eliminate Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing | Kuemlangan, Blaise |
