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, 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. 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. 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. |
| 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. Scopus2 |
| 2020 | McGee, J., Arpi, B., & Jackson, A. (2020). "Logrolling" in Antarctic governance: Limits and opportunities. POLAR RECORD, 56, 11 pages. 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. |
| - | 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). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Hodgson-Johnston, I., & Arpi, B. (2025). Sovereignty - Antarctica. In Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law (pp. 427-430). Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI |
| 2025 | Arpi, B. (2025). Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas. In Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law (pp. 204-207). Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI |
| 2025 | Arpi, B. (2025). Argentine Antarctica. In Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law (pp. 95-98). Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI |
| 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. DOI |
| 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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