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Professor Shirley Scott

Professor Shirley Scott

Professor
UNSW Canberra
School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Shirley Scott is a Professor of International Law and International Relations in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra.
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Professor Scott's internationally-recognised research at the intersection of International Law and International Relations is especially relevant in light of current geopolitical and environmental challenges. One of her most significant contributions to scholarship has been her theory of international law as ideology. She has also contributed widely to scholarly understanding of theoretical questions arising in relation to the political operation of international law and of topics including the nature of US engagement with international law, the importance of international law to Australian security, Antarctic governance and non-militarization, international dispute resolution, and climate security governance. Professor Scott is contributing to contemporary analysis of threats to the international rules based order, how that order operated in the past, and the nature and significance of change to international law at a systemic level. She is also at the forefront of international debate regarding what constructive role the UN Security Council could play in addressing climate insecurity.Ìý

Professor Scott has held visiting fellowships and appointments including at Beasley School of Law, China Foreign Affairs University and the University of Hamburg. In 2020 she was a Senior Visiting Fellow with the Berlin-Potsdam Research Group on International Law, Rise or Decline at the Freie Universität. In 2023 Professor Scott was an academic observer in Helsinki with the Australian delegation to the 45th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection.
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Professor Scott is co-chair of the Editorial Board of the Asian Journal of International LawÌýand was President of the Asian Society of International Law from 2019-2021. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia. She has also made significant contributions to theÌýInternational Law Section of the International Studies Association, including as Programme Chair and Section Chair.Ìý

Research areas

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Politics of international law and the operation of the rules based global order, climate security governance and the scope for the UN Security Council to play a constructive role in addressing the climate and environmental crisis, Antarctic and ocean governance, Australia's foreign relations

Postgraduate Research Supervision

Professor Scott is available to supervise HDR candidates on a range of topics including those pertaining to the political operation of international law, national engagement with international law (on the part of the US, Australia, China, etc), international regimes and institutions, norms, the rules-based global order, Australia and international security, International Relations, Australia's foreign relations, Antarctica including its non-militarization, maritime security, and global climate governance.

Teaching areas

International Law and the Politics of international law; Cyberwar; Global governance and security; International Relations

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Phone
+61 2 5114 5275
E-mail
s.scott@unsw.edu.au
  • Books | 2017
    Scott SV, 2017, International Law in World Politics. An Introduction, 3rd, Lynne Rienner, Boulder, Colorado
    Books | 2016
    Bloomfield AB, 2016, Norm Antipreneurs and The Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change, Bloomfield AB; Scott SV, (ed.), Routledge, Oxon
    Books | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, International Law, US Power. The United States' Quest for Legal Security, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
    Books | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, Introduction: beyond the myth of the golden age, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS,
    Books | 2010
    Scott SV; Billingsley AJ; Michaelsen C, 2010, Law and the Use of Force: A Documentary and reference Guide, praeger Security International, Santa Barbara, Denver, London
    Books | 2010
    Scott SV, 2010, International Law in World Politics. An Introduction, 2, Lynne Rienner, Boulder, Colorado,
    Books | 2009
    Scott SV; Billingsley AJ; Michaelsen C, 2009, International law and the use of force: A documentary and reference guide
    Books | 2006
    Scott SV, 2006, International Law and Politics Key Documents, Lynne Rienner Pub
    Books | 2004
    Scott SV, 2004, International Law in World Politics: An Introduction, 1st, Lynne Rienner, Boulder, Colarado, USA
    Books | 2004
    Scott SV, 2004, The Political Interpretation of Multilateral Treaties, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Heiden/Boston
    Books | 1997
    1997, International Law and Australian Security, Scott SV, (ed.), Australian Defence Studies Centre, Canberra ACT
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Scott S; Ku C, 2024, 'The United Nations Security Council as a Climate Litigation Body', in Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Climate Change Litigation, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 403 - 421,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Scott S; Nguyen N, 2022, 'The UN Security Council and Climate Security: Responding to a Multifaceted Threat', in Warren A (ed.), Global Security in an Age of Crisis, Edinburgh UP, Edinburgh, pp. 374 - 393
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Scott SV, 2022, 'Great Power Responsibility for Climate Security in the United Nations Security Council', in Great Powers, Climate Change, and Global Environmental Responsibilities, pp. 189 - 207,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Scott SV, 2020, 'Antarctic: Competing claims and boundary disputes', in Research Handbook on Polar Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 147 - 162,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Scott S, 2019, 'Treaty-Making in International Organizations: International Relations Theory', in Chesterman S; Malone DM; Villalpando S (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties, Oxford University Press, USA, pp. 39 - 50,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Scott SV, 2019, 'Imperialism in Antarctica', in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 8,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Bloomfield A; Scott SV, 2018, 'Australia's maritime strategy', in Hensel HM; Gupta A (ed.), Naval Powers in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, ROUTLEDGE, pp. 138 - 153,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Ku C; Scott SV, 2018, 'Conclusions: A climate change role for the Council?', in Scott S; Ku C (ed.), Climate Change and the UN Security Council, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 229 - 243,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Scott S; keenan P; ku C, 2018, 'The creation of a climate change court or tribunal', in Climate Change and the UN Security Council, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, Glos, pp. 66 - 84
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Scott SV; Ku C, 2018, 'The UN Security Council and global action on climate change', in Scott SV; Ku C (ed.), Climate Change and the UN Security Council, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 1 - 24,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Scott SV, 2018, 'The attitude of the P5 towards a climate change role for the Council', in Scott S; Ku C (ed.), Climate Change and the UN Security Council, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 209 - 228,
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Scott SV, 2017, 'Peace by International Law', in Bjarnegard E; Kreutz J (ed.), Debating the East Asian Peace What It Is, How It Came About, Will It Last?, NIAS Press, Copenhagen, pp. 36 - 55
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Scott SV, 2017, 'Three Waves of Antarctic Imperialism', in Dodds K; Hemmings AD; Roberts P (ed.), Handbook on the Politics of Antarctica, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 37 - 49
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Bloomfield AB; Scott SV, 2016, 'Norm Entrepreneurs and Anti-Preneurs: chalk and cheese, or two faces of the same coin? (in press)', in Bloomfield AB; Scott SV (ed.), Norm Antipreneurs and The Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change, Routledge, Oxon
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Scott SV; Bloomfield A, 2016, 'Norm Antipreneurs in World Politics', in Scott SV; Bloomfield A (ed.), Norm Antipreneurs and the Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change, Routledge, Oxon, pp. 1 - 19,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Scott SV; Bloomfield A, 2016, 'Norm entrepreneurs and antipreneurs: chalk and cheese, or two faces of the same coin?', in Scott SV; Bloomfield A (ed.), Norm Antipreneurs and the politics of resistance to global normative change, edn. Routledge Challenges of Globalisation, Routledge, Oxon, pp. 231 - 250,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Scott SV; Conley Tyler M; Crawford E, 2016, 'Australia's International Personality: Historical, Legal and Policy Perspectives', in Rothwell DR; Crawford E (ed.), International Law in Australia, edn. 3, Thomson Reuters, Sydney, pp. 1 - 22
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Scott SV; Conley Tyler M; Dao D, 2016, 'Australia's Engagement with the UN, G20 and International Law', in Beeson M; Hameiri S (ed.), Navigating the New International Disorder. Australia in World Affairs 2011-2015, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 56 - 74,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Scott SV; Oriana L, 2016, 'Resisting Japan's promotion of a norm of sustainable whaling', in Scott SV; Bloomfield A (ed.), Norm Antipreneurs and the Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change, Routledge, Oxon, pp. 108 - 124
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Scott SV, 2016, 'Resisting the Norm of Climate Security', in Scott SV; Bloomfield A (ed.), Norm Antipreneurs and the Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change, edn. Routledge Challenges of Globalisation, Routledgeg, Oxon, pp. 125 - 139,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Scott SV, 2016, 'Revolution or ‘business as usual’? International law and the foreign policy of the bush administration', in Hegemony or Empire?: The Redefinition of US Power under George W. Bush, pp. 67 - 86,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Scott SV; Bloomfield A, 2014, 'From the 'Tyranny of Distance' to the 'Prospects of Proximity': Australian Responses to the Rise of India and China', in Mattoo A; Joseph M (ed.), Rise of China and India: Implications for the Asia Pacific, edn. 1, Manohar, New Delhi, pp. 103 - 128,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Scott SV, 2014, 'Litigation versus Political Resolution', in Klein N (ed.), Litigating International Law Disputes. Weighing the Options, edn. 1, Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 105 - 132,
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Scott SV, 2013, 'Looking back to anticipate the future: international law in the era of the United States', in Maguire R; Lewis B; Sampford CJG (ed.), Shifting Global Powers and International Law, Routledge
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Scott SV, 2013, 'The Evolving Antarctic Treaty System: Implications of Accommodating Developments in the Law of the Sea', in Molenaar EJ; Elferink AGO; Rothwell DR (ed.), The Law of the Sea and the Polar Regions: Interactions between global and regional regimes, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Rayfuse RG; Scott SV, 2012, 'Mapping the impact of climate change on international law', in Rayfuse R; Scott S (ed.), International Law in the Era of Climate Change, Edward Elgar, UK, pp. 3 - 25,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'Litigation versus dispute resolution through political processes', in Litigating International Law Disputes: Weighing the Balance, pp. 24 - 41,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'Techniques through which the United States has reconciled its practice of offensive legal security with the principle of sovereign equality', in INTERNATIONAL LAW, US POWER: THE UNITED STATES' QUEST FOR LEGAL SECURITY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 173 - 201,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'The US pursuit of legal security in substantive policy arenas', in INTERNATIONAL LAW, US POWER: THE UNITED STATES' QUEST FOR LEGAL SECURITY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 132 - 172,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'The US pursuit of legal security through the evolution of the international law of dispute resolution', in INTERNATIONAL LAW, US POWER: THE UNITED STATES' QUEST FOR LEGAL SECURITY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 47 - 91,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'The US pursuit of legal security through the evolving regime relating to the use of force', in INTERNATIONAL LAW, US POWER: THE UNITED STATES' QUEST FOR LEGAL SECURITY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 92 - 131,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'The US quest for legal security', in INTERNATIONAL LAW, US POWER: THE UNITED STATES' QUEST FOR LEGAL SECURITY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 9 - 46,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'The future of US engagement with international law', in INTERNATIONAL LAW, US POWER: THE UNITED STATES' QUEST FOR LEGAL SECURITY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 233 - 247,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'The practice of offensive legal security in US diplomacy', in INTERNATIONAL LAW, US POWER: THE UNITED STATES' QUEST FOR LEGAL SECURITY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 202 - 232,
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Scott SV, 2011, 'International Law', in Badie B; Berg-Schlosser D; Morlino L (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Political Science, Sage,
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Scott SV, 2011, 'Mapping', in Haward M; Griffiths T (ed.), Australia and the Antarctic Treaty System 50 Years of Influence, edn. 1, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 181 - 201,
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Scott SV, 2010, 'International Law and Developing Countries', in Denemark R; Farrell T (ed.), The International Studies Encyclopedia, edn. 1st, Wiley Blackwell, Malden, MA.,
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Scott SV, 2009, 'Securitizing climate change: international legal implications and obstacles', in harris PG (ed.), The Politics of Climate Change. Environmental Dynamics in International Affairs, Routledge, pp. 147 - 163,
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Scott SV, 2009, 'Whose Security and How Much of it do we want? The US Influence on the International Law against Maritime Terrorism', in Klein N; Mossop J; Rothwell DR (ed.), Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 76 - 93,
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Scott SV, 2009, 'Whose Security is it and how much of it do we want? The US Influence on the International Law against Maritime Terrorism', in Maritime Security: International Law and Policy Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand, pp. 76 - 94,
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Scott SV, 2008, 'The Nature of US Engagement with International Law; Making Sense of Apparent Inconsistencies', in Armstrong D (ed.), Routledge Handbook of International Law, Routledge, London, pp. 210 - 221
    Book Chapters | 2007
    Rothwell DR; Scott SV, 2007, 'Flexing Australian Soverignty in Antarctica', in Kriwoken LK; Jabour J; Hemmings AD (ed.), Looking South: Australia`s Antarctic Agenda, edn. 1, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW, pp. 7 - 20
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Scott SV, 2006, 'Revolution or `Business as Usual`? International Law and the Foreign Policy of the Bush Administration', in Hegemony or Empire? The Redefinition of US Power under George W. Bush, Ashgate, Aldershot, Harts, pp. 67 - 85
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Scott SV, 2005, 'The LOS Convention as a Constitutional Regime for the Oceans', in Elferink AGO (ed.), Stability and Change in the Law of the Sea: The Role of the LOS Convention, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 9 - 38
    Book Chapters | 2004
    Scott SV, 2004, 'International law as Litigation Strategy for Indigenous Australians', in Prest W; Anleu S (ed.), Litigation, Past and Present, edn. 1, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, pp. 186 - 205
    Book Chapters | 2004
    Scott SV, 2004, '‘The Contribution of the UNCLOS Organizations to the Harmonious Implementation of the Convention’', in Oude Elferink AG; Rothwell DR (ed.), Oceans Management in the Twenty-First Century; Institutional frameworks and responses., edn. 1, Martinus Nijhoff, 2004, 313-327., Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 313 - 327
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Scott SV, 2003, 'The Impact on International Law of US Noncompliance', in Byers M; Nolte G (ed.), United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 427 - 455
    Book Chapters | 1997
    Scott SV, 1997, 'Australia and International institutions', in New Developments in Australian Politics, 2nd edition, edn. Original, MacMillan Education, South Melbourne, Vic,Aust, pp. 271 - 290
    Book Chapters | 1997
    Scott SV, 1997, 'Introduction InternationalLaw and Australian Security', in Australian Defence Studies, edn. Original, Australian Defence Studies Centre, Canberra, ACT, pp. 1 - 4
  • Edited Books | 2018
    Scott SV; Ku C, (ed.), 2018, Climate Change and the UN Security Council, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK,
    Edited Books | 2016
    Scott SV; Bloomfield A, (ed.), 2016, Norm Antipreneurs and the Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change, Routledge, Oxon
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Roberts P; Scott SV; Cranney J; Cumming TM; Angstmann E; Nehme M; Watson K, 2024, 'Design principles for dual mode readiness in an uncertain future', Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 61, pp. 240 - 250,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Scott S; Andrade RC, 2022, 'Political Disputes: Inter-State Dispute Settlement', Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Scott S; Kaindi C, 2021, 'The Responsibility of the UN Security Council for Climate Security', Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law, 2019, pp. 211 - 219,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Scott SV, 2021, 'The irrelevance of no-recognition to Australia's Antarctic Territory title', International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 70, pp. 491 - 503,
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'National Encounters with the International Court of Justice: Avoiding Litigating Antarctic Sovereignty',
    Journal articles | 2020
    Scott SV, 2020, 'Symposium on authoritarian international law: Is authoritarian international law inevitable? The imperial over-stretch of international law', AJIL Unbound, 114, pp. 242 - 246,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Scott SV; Andrade RC, 2019, 'Sovereignty as Normative Decoy in the R2P Challenge to the Charter of the United Nations', Global Responsibility to Protect, 11, pp. 198 - 225,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Scott SV; Oriana LM, 2019, 'The history of Australian legal opposition to Japanese Antarctic whaling', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 73, pp. 466 - 484,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Scott SV, 2019, 'Comparing the robustness and effectiveness of the Antarctic treaty system and the UNFCCC regime', Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, 11, pp. 94 - 106,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Scott S, 2018, 'The Decline of International Law as a Normative Ideal', Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, pp. 627 - 643
    Journal articles | 2018
    Scott SV, 2018, 'What lessons does the Antarctic Treaty System offer for the future of peaceful relations in the South China Sea?', Marine Policy, 87, pp. 295 - 300,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Scott SV, 2016, 'China’s nine-dash line, international law, and the Monroe Doctrine analogy', China Information, 30, pp. 296 - 311,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Scott SV, 2015, 'Does the UNFCCC fulfil the functions required of a framework convention?: Why abandoning the United Nations framework convention on climate change might constitute a long overdue step forward', Journal of Environmental Law, 27, pp. 69 - 89,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Scott SV, 2015, 'Implications of climate change for the UN Security Council: mapping the range of potential policy responses', International Affairs, 91, pp. 1317 - 1333,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Scott SV; Oriana L, 2014, 'Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening) Judgment of 31 March 2014: A decisive victory – but for whom?', International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 29, pp. 547 - 557,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Scott SV, 2014, 'Australia's decision to initiate Whaling in the Antarctic: winning the case versus resolving the dispute', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 68, pp. 1 - 16,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Scott SV, 2014, 'Inserting Visions of justice into a contemporary history of international law', Asian Journal of International Law, 4, pp. 41 - 53,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Scott SV, 2014, 'Quantifying the assessment loads of students and staff: the challenge of selecting appropriate metrics', Journal of Further and Higher Education,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Scott SV, 2013, 'Practising what we preach: towards a student-centred definition of feedback', Teaching in Higher Education,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Scott SV; Andrade R, 2012, 'The Global Response to Climate Change: Can the Security Council Assume a Lead Role?', Brown Journal of World Affairs, 18, pp. 215 - 226,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Scott SV, 2012, 'The Securitization of Climate Change in World Politics: How Close Have We Come and Would Full Securitization Enhance the Efficacy of Global Climate Change Policy?', Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 21, pp. 220 - 230,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Scott SV, 2011, 'Ingenious and innocuous? Article IV of the antarctic treaty as imperialism', Polar Journal, 1, pp. 51 - 62,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Scott SV, 2011, '`Ingenious And Innocuous?: Article IV of the Antarctic Treaty as Imperialism’', The Polar Journal, 1, pp. 49 - 60,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Rayfuse R; Scott S, 2008, 'Australia's climate change law and diplomacy', Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 11, pp. 1 - 11
    Journal articles | 2008
    Scott SV, 2008, 'Climate Change and Peak Oil As Threats to International Peace and Security: Is It Time for the Security Council to Legislate?', Melbourne Journal of International Law, 9, pp. 495 - 514
    Journal articles | 2008
    Scott SV, 2008, 'Intergovernmental Organizations as Disseminators, Legitimators and Disguisers of Hegemonic Policy Preferences: The United States, the International Whaling Commission, and the Introduction of a Moratorium on Commercial Whaling', Leiden Journal of International Law, 21, pp. 581 - 600
    Journal articles | 2008
    Scott SV, 2008, 'Is the Crisis of Climate Change a Crisis for International Law: Is International Law too Democratic, too Capitalist and too Fearful to cope with the Crisis of Climate Change?', Australian Yearbook on International Law, 14, pp. 31 - 43
    Journal articles | 2008
    Scott SV, 2008, 'Securitizing climate change: international legal implications and obstacles', Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 21, pp. 603 - 619
    Journal articles | 2008
    Scott SV, 2008, 'The Problem of Unequal Treaties in Contemporary International Law', Journal of International Law and International Relations, 4, pp. 101 - 126
    Journal articles | 2007
    Scott SV; Ambler O, 2007, 'Does legality really matter? Accounting for the decline in US foreign policy legitimacy following the 2003 invasion of Iraq', European Journal of International Relations, 13, pp. 67 - 87
    Journal articles | 2007
    Scott SV, 2007, 'The Participation of the Australian Government in International Debate on the composition and voting procedure of the Security Council, 1945-2005', Australian Yearbook on International Law, 26, pp. 83 - 108
    Journal articles | 2007
    Scott SV, 2007, 'The Political Interpretation of Multilateral Treaties: Reconciling Text with Political Reality', NZ Journal of Public and International Law, 5, pp. 103 - 119
    Journal articles | 2007
    Scott SV, 2007, 'The Political Life of Public International Lawyers: Granting the Imprimatur', International Relations, 21, pp. 411 - 426
    Journal articles | 2007
    Scott SV, 2007, 'The Question of UN Charter Amendment, 1945-1965: Appeasing `the Peoples`', Journal of History of International Law, pp. 83 - 107
    Journal articles | 2005
    Scott SV, 2005, 'Identifying the Source and Nature of a State`s Political Obligation Towards International Law', Journal of International Law and International Relations, 1, pp. 49 - 60
    Journal articles | 2005
    Scott SV, 2005, 'The Failure of the UN to Hold a Charter Review Conference in the 1950`s: The Future in the Past?', Australian and New Zealand Law and History E-Journal, Internet, pp. 70 - 79
    Journal articles | 2004
    Scott SV; Withana-arachchi R, 2004, 'The Relevance of International Law for Foreign Policy Decision-Making when National Security is at stake: Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis', Chinese Journal of International Law, 3, pp. 163 - 188
    Journal articles | 2004
    Scott SV, 2004, 'Is there room for international law in realpolitik? accounting for the US `attitude` toward international law', Review of International Studies, 30, pp. 71 - 88
    Journal articles | 2004
    Scott SV, 2004, 'Why wasn`t genocide a crime in Australia? Accounting for the half century delay in Australia implementing the Genocide Convention', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 10, pp. 159 - 178
    Journal articles | 2001
    Scott SV, 2001, 'How Cautious is Precautious? Antarctic Tourism and the Precautionary Principle', International and Comparative Law Quarterly, pp. 963 - 971
    Journal articles | 2000
    Scott SV, 2000, 'Australia`s first tuna negotiations with Japan', Marine Policy, pp. 309 - 318
    Journal articles | 1999
    Scott S, 1999, 'Perspectives on Australian foreign policy 1998', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 53, pp. 193 - 207,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Scott SV, 1999, 'Australian Diplomacy opposing Japanese Antarctic whaling 1945-1951:The role of legal argument', Australian Journal of International Affairs, pp. 179 - 192
    Journal articles | 1999
    Scott SV, 1999, 'Beyond `compliance`: reconceiving the international law- foreign policy dynamic', Australian Yearbook on International Law, 19, pp. 35 - 48
    Journal articles | 1999
    Scott SV, 1999, 'Japan`s renunciation of territorial rights in Antarctica and Australian diplomacy', Polar record, pp. 99 - 106
    Journal articles | 1999
    Scott SV, 1999, 'The academic as service provider: is the customer always right?', Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 21, pp. 193 - 202
    Journal articles | 1999
    Scott SV, 1999, 'The grass under the global elephant', American Society of international law: proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting, pp. 118 - 120,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Scott SV, 1998, 'Issues in Australian foreign policy: January to June 1998`', Australian Journal of Politics and History, pp. 553 - 565
    Journal articles | 1998
    Scott SV, 1998, 'Issues in Australian foreign policy: July to December 1997', Australian Journal of Politics and History, pp. 225 - 232
    Journal articles | 1997
    Scott SV, 1997, 'The High Court-Law or Politics', Australian Lawyer, pp. 4 - 4
    Journal articles | 1997
    Scott SV, 1997, 'The Japanese Lugger Case Episode: The Triumph of the Rule of Law?`', Australian Journal of Legal History, pp. 97 - 112
    Journal articles | 1997
    Scott SV, 1997, 'Universalism and Title to Territory in Antarctica`', Nordic Journal of International Law, pp. 33 - 53
    Journal articles | 1996
    Scott SV, 1996, 'Terra Nullius and the Mabo judgement of the Australian high court: A case study of the operation of legalist reasoning as a mechanism of political-legal change', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 42, pp. 400 - 401,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Scott SV, 1996, 'Terra Nullius and the Mabo judgment of the Australian High Court, a case study of the operation of legalist reasoning as a mechanism of political-legal change', Australian Journal of Politics and History, pp. 385 - 401
    Journal articles | 1996
    Scott SV, 1996, 'The Australian High Court`s use of the Western Sahara Case in Mabo', International and Comparative Law Quarterly, pp. 923 - 927
    Journal articles | 1995
    Bell S; Coleman WD; Galbraith L; Henningham J; Kirchner S; Marsh I; Scott S; Skogstad G; Uhr J, 1995, 'Notes on contributors', Australian Journal of Political Science, 30, pp. 210,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Scott SV, 1995, 'Explaining compliance with international law: broadening the agenda for enquiry', Australian Journal of Political Science, pp. 288 - 299
    Journal articles | 1995
    Scott SV, 1995, 'The geopolitical organization of Antarctica, 1900-1961: the case for a revisionist analysis', Australian Journal of Law and Society, 11, pp. 113 - 136
    Journal articles | 1992
    Scott SV, 1992, 'The inclusion of sedentary fisheries within the continental shelf doctrine', International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 41, pp. 788 - 807,
  • Reports | 2022
    2022, Eyes South: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. A Submission to the Defence Strategic Review
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'Symposium on authoritarian international law: Is authoritarian international law inevitable? The imperial over-stretch of international law',
    Other | 2019
    Scott S, 2019, Should an international climate crimes tribunal be established?, Oxford Research Group Blog, ,
    Other | 2019
    Scott S, 2019, Would it be useful if the UN Security Council were to Establish a Climate Change Court or Tribunal?, Grongingen, ,
    Other | 2019
    Ness I; Cope Z (ed.), 2019, Imperialism in Antarctica,
    Other | 2018
    Scott SV; Burke A, 2018, Avoiding the Strategic Shock of Climate Change: A holistic, globally-focused national response, ,
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Scott SV; Oriana L, 2011, 'International Law, Soft Power, and Public Diplomacy', in APSA Conference 2011 Full Papers (online), Australian Political Studies Association, Canberra, presented at Australian Political Studies Association Conference 2011: Crisis, Uncertainty and Democracy, Canberra, 26 September 2011 - 28 September 2011,
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Scott SV, 2005, '`UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and Political Legitimacy'', in International Institutional Reform. 2005 Hague Joint Conference on Contemporary Issues in International Law, TMC Asser Press, The Hague, The Netherlands, presented at International Institutional Reform. 7th Hague Joint Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, 30 June 2005 - 02 July 2005
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Scott SV, 2003, 'Assessing the Significance for International Law of the Use of Force against Iraq: the contribution of inter-disciplinary theorising', in Australasian Politicl Studies Confrrence 2003, Australasian Politicl Studies Confrrence 2003, Hobart, presented at Australasian Politicl Studies Confrrence 2003, Hobart, 29 September 2003 - 01 October 2003
    Conference Papers | 2002
    Scott SV, 2002, 'Legalization: Interpreting the Empirical Evidence', in Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law), 101st Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law, Washington DC, pp. 291 - 298, presented at 101st Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law, Washington DC, 13 March 2002 - 16 March 2002
    Conference Papers | 2002
    Scott SV, 2002, 'The Significance of September 11 for International Law:Looking beyond the Law of Self Defence', in Faculty of Law ANU (ed.), New Challenges and New States: What Role for International Law? at Role for, New Challenges and New States: What Role for International Law? at Role for, Canberra, presented at New Challenges and New States: What Role for International Law? at Role for, Canberra, 14 June 2002 - 16 June 2002
    Conference Papers | 2000
    Scott SV, 2000, 'Teaching international law to non-lawyers', in International legal challenges for the 21st century: proceedings of a joint meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and the American Society of International Law, International legal challenges for the 21st century: a joint meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and the American Society of International Law, Sydney, Canberra, presented at International legal challenges for the 21st century: a joint meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and the American Society of International Law, Sydney, Canberra, 26 June 2000 - 29 June 2000
    Conference Papers | 1998
    Scott SV, 1998, 'Globalization: macro-process, macro-issues, macro-ideology', in Joint Conference of the Australasian Political Science Association and the European Union Studies Association of New Zea, Joint Conference of the Australasian Political Science Association and the European Union Studies Association of New Zea, Christchruch, New Zealand, presented at Joint Conference of the Australasian Political Science Association and the European Union Studies Association of New Zea, Christchruch, New Zealand, 27 September 1998 - 30 September 1998
    Conference Papers | 1997
    Scott SV, 1997, 'Some Reflections on the New Stream', in McCorquodale R; Simpson G (ed.), 5th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, 5th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, Canberra, pp. 117 - 120, presented at 5th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, Canberra, 29 May 1997 - 01 June 1997
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    Scott S, 2022, The Strategic Interplay between AUKUS, the NPT and the Rules-Based International Order, ,
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    2022, Is Australia an Antarctic colonial power?,
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    Scott SV; Ku C, 2018, A new forthcoming book on Climate Change and the UN Security Council, ,
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    Scott SV; Ku C, 2018, Should the UN Security Council establish a Climate-Change Tribunal?, ,
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    Scott SV; Ku C, 2018, The UN Security Council as a Climate Governance Institution, Australian Institute of International Affairs, ,
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    Scott SV; ku C, 2018, The Developing Focus of the UN Security Council on Climate Security, ,
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    Scott SV, 2018, Bilateral Relations within the Rules-Based Order, Australian Institute of International Affairs, Canberra, ,

ÌýCurrent Projects include:

1)ÌýÌýÌýÌýInternational Law as Ideology: Theorising international cooperation during the US era in international law and beyond

ÌýThis project integrates and further develops my body of theoretical scholarship on International Law as Ideology (ILI Theory) to account for the processes and structures by which international law has facilitated international cooperation during the era of US dominance. Integral to ILI Theory, the Cognitive Structure of Cooperation (CSC) is an heuristic device for analysing international cooperation. It has been applied, inter alia, to the negotiation and implementation of multilateral treaties and the establishment, effectiveness, robustness and interaction of multilateral treaty regimes and international institutions. The CSC can also be used to assess changing structures and processes of international law and international cooperation being conducted in other institutions and forms.ÌýILI Theory enables us to analyse contemporary developments in international law and to assess the potential impact of a challenge to the international law-based global order.

2)ÌýÌýÌýÌýAntarctica and Geopolitical Change

This edited volume, to be published by Springer in 2024, is the capstone product of an ARC Discovery project led by Professor Marcus Haward, University of Tasmania. I am editing the volume together with Jeff McGee (UTas) and Tim Stephens (USyd). The project aims to analyse current and emerging geopolitical tensions within the Antarctic Treaty System. Geopolitical tension was a key factor in the formation of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty and continues to shape the evolution of the wider Antarctic Treaty System. The volume examines critical moments in the history of the Antarctic Treaty System and identifies key indicators of geopolitical tension in order to to draw lessons on successful management of these geopolitical tensions through institutional adaptation.Ìý

3)ÌýÌýÌýÌýGlobal Climate Change Governance

The UN Security Council and Climate Change

A 2018 volume co-edited with Charlotte Ku was at that time the most extensive treatment of the scope for the UN Security Council to play a constructive role in global climate change governance. At that time debate was centred on whether the Council could or should address climate change. Our volume was future-oriented insofar as it looked at the potential value of various existing Council tools to make a constructive contribution and examined the legal and political issues involved.ÌýWe are continuing to work on forward-thinking contributions to the international debate on this subject.

4)ÌýÌýÌýÌýThe Law of the Sea andÌýthe Planetary Crisis

This project, joint with Assoc. Prof. Nengue Liu of Singapore Management University, examines whether and how the law of the sea can address planetary uncertainties and contribute to a peaceful and sustainable future for the oceans.

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) built a new legal order for the oceans. Nevertheless, 40 years after the adoption of the UNCLOS, we are again at a critical period of developing global ocean regimes.Ìý

We held a workshop in Singapore in 2023 with several of the authors, and we plan for this to be published in 2024.