Bruno Arpi

Dr Bruno Arpi

Senior Lecturer

Adelaide Law School

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Bruno Arpi is a Senior Lecturer at the Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide (Australia). His teaching and research focus on public international law, the law of the sea, climate change law, and Antarctic law. Bruno is a co-chair of the Oceans and International Environmental Law Interest Group (OIELIG) of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL). He also serves on the council of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA - Tasmanian Branch) and is a member of the Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Additionally, he is on the editorial board of the Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs. Bruno holds a PhD in Law from the University of Tasmania (Australia), an LL.M. from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), and an LL.B. from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina). He also serves as an adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Law School of the University of Tasmania and the Faculty of Law at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2022 Arpi, B., & McGee, J. (2022). Rediscovering the importance of Antarctic Law for the early twenty-first century. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 76(3), 248-265.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1
    2022 Arpi, B., & McGee, J. (2022). Fishing around the South Georgia Islands and the 'Question of the Falklands/Malvinas': Unprecedented challenges for the Antarctic Treaty System. MARINE POLICY, 143, 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS7
    2021 Mcgee, J., Arpi, B., Neumann, A., & Nijhoff, B. (2021). Wilderness protection in polar regions: arctic lessons learnt for the regulation and management of tourism in the Antarctic. POLAR JOURNAL, 11(1), 239-241.
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    2021 Arpi, B. (2021). Maps have meaning: why does a recent Argentine map have potential implications for Antarctic governance?. Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, 13(2), 79-93.
    DOI Scopus2
    2020 McGee, J., Arpi, B., & Jackson, A. (2020). "Logrolling" in Antarctic governance: Limits and opportunities. POLAR RECORD, 56, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS6
    2020 Arpi, B., & McGee, J. (2020). The Greening of Antarctica: Assembling an International Environment. The Australian Year Book of International Law Online, 38(1), 321-328.
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    - Arpi, B. (2021). La relevancia del Derecho Antártico frente los desafíos regionales y el papel primordial de Argentina y Chile en su fortalecimiento.. Revista Tribuna Internacional, 10(20).
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  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2025 Hodgson-Johnston, I., & Arpi, B. (2025). Sovereignty - Antarctica. In Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law (pp. 427-430). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    2025 Arpi, B. (2025). Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas. In Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law (pp. 204-207). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    2025 Arpi, B. (2025). Argentine Antarctica. In Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law (pp. 95-98). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    2025 Press, A. J. T., & Arpi, B. (2025). The resilience of the Antarctic Treaty System in the face of a changing global order. In H. Werner, P. Cavalcanti, & M. Aguas (Eds.), Antarctica as a Model for Global Peace: A compelling contemporary example of how nations can thrive through collaboration. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
    2024 Arpi, B. (2024). The Tension Between Regional and Universal Regimes for Antarctic Governance. In J. D. Ford (Ed.), Springer Polar Sciences (Vol. Part F4010, pp. 33-49). Springer Nature Singapore.
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  • Internet Publications
    Year Citation
    2025 Arpi, B., & Rothwell, D. (2025). Critical minerals: The US bid to bypass international rules on deep sea mining. The Interpreter (Lowy Institute).
    2025 McGee, J., Arpi, B., & Rowe, R. (2025). Antarctica’s Treaty in Testing Times. The Interpreter (Lowy Institute).
    2025 Arpi, B., McGee, J., & Press, A. J. T. (2025). Shining a Light on Antarctic Governance: Improved Transparency a Next Step for the Antarctic Treaty System, Australian Outlook. Australian Outlook (AIIA).
    2024 McGee, J., Arpi, B., Li, B., & Wang, Y. (2024). The Re-emergence of Common Heritage of Humankind and the Future of Space Mining. Australian Outlook (AIIA).
    2022 Nielsen, H., Arpi, B., McGee, J., & Haward, M. (2022). All Eyes On Antarctica: ATCM XLIV. Australian Outlook (AIIA).
    2022 Arpi, B., McGee, J., Press, A. J. T., Jackson, A., Stephens, T., Goldsworthy, L., & Haward, M. (2022). The Antarctic Treaty System in 2021: Important Anniversaries, but Challenges for Consensus Decision Making,. Polar Institute - Wilson Center.
    2021 Arpi, B., & Press, A. J. T. (2021). Will Great Power Competition in the South Atlantic Spill Into Antarctica?,. Australian Outlook - Australian Institute of International Affairs.
    2020 Arpi, B. (2020). Is a recent Argentine map of the Antarctic Peninsula a potential source of tension within the Antarctic Treaty System?,. ANZSIL Perspectives.

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2022 - ongoing Co-Chair Oceans and International Environmental Law Interest Group Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Australia

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2020 - ongoing Member tanding Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research United Kingdom

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2025 - ongoing Member International Law Association Australia
    2021 - ongoing Member Australian Institute of International Affairs Australia
    2020 - ongoing Member Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Australia
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83134971
  • Email: bruno.arpi@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Ligertwood, floor Third Floor
  • Room: 311
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Law School
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