Overview
Background
Ethan Beringen is a Lecturer at the School of Law at the University of Queensland. He was previously a Yong Pung How Research Fellow at the Centre for Commercial Law in Asia at Singapore Management University and completed his PhD within the Centre for Environmental Law at Macquarie University in Sydney. He has also been a guest PhD Researcher at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at UiT the Arctic University of Norway. Ethan’s research is focused on international environmental law, the law of the sea and international relations. Specifically, he is interested in the protection of marine biodiversity and the prevention of marine plastic pollution. He has published research on topics such as the negotiations for new biodiversity conservation and pollution prevention treaties, international fisheries law, Australia’s ocean governance, regime interaction and middle power theory.
Availability
- Dr Ethan Beringen is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Diploma of French Language, University of Adelaide
- Bachelor of International Studies, University of Adelaide
- Bachelor (Honours) of Law, University of Adelaide
- Masters (Research) of International Law, Macquarie University
- Doctoral (Research) of International Law, Macquarie University
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Cleaning the High Seas: Environmental Impact Assessments under the BBNJ Agreement and the Removal of Existing Marine Plastic Pollution
Beringen, Ethan (2026). Cleaning the High Seas: Environmental Impact Assessments under the BBNJ Agreement and the Removal of Existing Marine Plastic Pollution. Ocean Development & International Law, 1-28. doi: 10.1080/00908320.2026.2631493
2025
Journal Article
Offshore renewable hydrogen potential in Australia: a techno-economic and legal review
Taylor, M., Strezov, V., Best, R., Pettit, J., Cho, H., Hammerle, M. and Beringen, E. (2025). Offshore renewable hydrogen potential in Australia: a techno-economic and legal review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 152 149923, 149923. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.06.113
2025
Journal Article
Exploring the potential for inter-regime learning between the BBNJ agreement and the global plastics treaty
Beringen, Ethan (2025). Exploring the potential for inter-regime learning between the BBNJ agreement and the global plastics treaty. Ocean Development and International Law, 56 (3), 255-289. doi: 10.1080/00908320.2025.2529780
2025
Book Chapter
Is international law fit for purpose for the green shipping transition?
Beringen, Ethan and Liu, Nengye (2025). Is international law fit for purpose for the green shipping transition?. The law of the sea and the planetary crisis. (pp. 171-196) edited by Nengye Liu and Shirley V. Scott. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003518570-8
2025
Book Chapter
International fisheries as the “whale in the room” at the negotiations for a new instrument for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction
Beringen, Ethan (2025). International fisheries as the “whale in the room” at the negotiations for a new instrument for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. The law of the sea and the planetary crisis. (pp. 108-141) edited by Nengye Liu and Shirley V. Scott. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003518570-6
2024
Book Chapter
International fisheries law and the anthropocene: a challenge to foundational narratives
Beringen, Ethan (2024). International fisheries law and the anthropocene: a challenge to foundational narratives. International fisheries law persistent and emerging challenges. (pp. 343-356) edited by Bjørn Kunoy, Tomas Heidar and Constantinos Yiallourides. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003492030
2024
Journal Article
Uncertain, unstable and unequal: can regime interaction help international fisheries law address anthropocene challenges?
Beringen, Ethan (2024). Uncertain, unstable and unequal: can regime interaction help international fisheries law address anthropocene challenges?. Marine Policy, 165 106158. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106158
2024
Journal Article
The three eras of Australian practice on MPAs: the interaction between national and international law and policy
Beringen, Ethan, Liu, Nengye and Lim, Michelle (2024). The three eras of Australian practice on MPAs: the interaction between national and international law and policy. Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, 16 (4), 379-409. doi: 10.1080/18366503.2023.2229141
2023
Journal Article
How Australia's middle power identity has informed its behaviour at the BBNJ negotiations
Beringen, Ethan (2023). How Australia's middle power identity has informed its behaviour at the BBNJ negotiations. Chinese Journal of Environmental Law, 7 (1), 42-74. doi: 10.1163/24686042-12340097
2022
Journal Article
Is Australia really a global leader in Marine Protected Area practice?
Beringen, Ethan, Nengye, Liu and Lim, Michelle (2022). Is Australia really a global leader in Marine Protected Area practice?. Australian Environment Review, 36 (9/10), 213-218.
2022
Journal Article
Australia and the pursuit of "not undermining" regional bodies at the biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction negotiations
Beringen, Ethan, Liu, Nengye and Lim, Michelle (2022). Australia and the pursuit of "not undermining" regional bodies at the biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction negotiations. Marine Policy, 136 104929. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104929
2021
Journal Article
Australia as a middle power: challenging the narrative of developed/developing states in international negotiations surrounding marine genetic resources
Beringen, Ethan, Liu, Nengye and Lim, Michelle (2021). Australia as a middle power: challenging the narrative of developed/developing states in international negotiations surrounding marine genetic resources. Ocean Development and International Law, 52 (2), 143-168. doi: 10.1080/00908320.2021.1886449
2019
Journal Article
Review: David Freestone, ed., Conserving Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
Beringen, Ethan (2019). Review: David Freestone, ed., Conserving Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 30 (1), 583-586. doi: 10.1093/yiel/yvaa076
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