Karina Galliford is one of our Honours Alumni. She was supervised by Associate Professor Cameron Moore because of his extensive knowledge of law of the sea (See LAW318 for T3) 

Associate Professor Cameron Moore

Her thesis has been published in the most prestigious law of the sea journal for Asia and the Pacific, the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy. The journal is a Brill title. Brill, from the Netherlands, is one of the leading international law publishers in the world. This is a great fillip for Karina’s work.

The article is titled Scrutinising the Maritime Zones Around Australia’s Sub-Antarctic Islands: Implications of the South China Sea Arbitration and Subsequent State Practice. She notes that the South China Sea case was the first international court or tribunal to provide a detailed interpretation of the Regime of Islands contained in Article 121 of the LOSC (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). The ‘high bar’ adopted by the South China Sea Tribunal raises questions over the validity of the maritime claims asserted by coastal States from certain islands, including Australia’s sub-Antarctic insular possessions. She concludes, in particular based on State practice, that certain Australian sub-Antarctic islands are entitled to generate broad maritime claims but that McDonald Island in particular should be classified as a “rock” within the meaning of LOSC, Article 121(3).

A fantastic contribution to expositions on the Law of the Sea. Congratulations Karina.