Karen Nadine Scott | |
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Alma mater | University of Nottingham, University of Canterbury |
Scientific career | |
Fields | antarctic law, law of the sea, environmental law and international trade law |
Institutions | University of Nottingham, University of Canterbury |
Karen Nadine Scott is a New Zealand Law academic. She is a full professor at the University of Canterbury. [1] She was elected President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law in June 2019. [2]
After completing LLB and LLM degrees at the University of Nottingham, she lectured at Nottingham [3] before moving to the University of Canterbury, where she rose to full professor [1] and head of school. [4] Canterbury was the first law school to have both a female dean (Ursula Cheer) and head of school (Scott). [5]
Scott's research interests include Antarctic law, the law of the sea, environmental law and international trade law. [1] [6] [7] [8] [9]
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