Bruno Arpi

Research Interests

International Law International organisations Ocean law and governance Climate change law Protection and conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments Environmental law

Dr Bruno Arpi

Senior Lecturer

School of Law

College of Business and Law

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 and co-director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Research Unit at Adelaide University. His teaching and research focus on public international law, the law of the sea, climate change law, and Antarctic law, and he has published extensively on legal issues related to marine conservation and polar regions. Bruno serves on the International Law Association Committee on the Contributions of International Law to the Global Sustainable Development Goals and the Post-2030 Agenda, as well as on the Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). He is currently Co-Editor of The Polar Journal Special Issue on “Responding to the Call for Reform: The Present and Future of Antarctic Governance.”

  • International Law
  • Law of the Sea
  • International Environmental Law
  • Climate Change Law
  • Polar Law

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2024 - 2025 Lecturer University of Tasmania
2017 - 2024 Lecturer National University of Rosario

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Tasmania Australia Doctor of Philosophy (Law)
University of Copenhagen Denmark Master of Law (LL.M)
National University of Rosario Argentina Bachelor of Law

Year Citation
2026 Arpi, B. (2026). The Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty at 20: role, challenges, and prospects in a changing governance landscape. Polar Record, 62, 9 pages.
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2022 Arpi, B., McGee, J., Jackson, A., & Hodgson-Johnston, I. (2022). LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE ARGENTINE AND AUSTRALIAN TITLES TO TERRITORY IN ANTARCTICA. MELBOURNE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 23(2), 29 pages.
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 Scopus12 WoS8
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 Scopus11 WoS7
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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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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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.

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

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

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

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