Kristine Gu
PhD supervisors:
Background
Kristine's Ph.D. research focuses on international law and the law of the sea, with a special interest in marine resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Canadian Bar Association, with practise experience in corporate and intellectual property law. Her LL.M. work focused on the use of strategic environmental assessments for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Qualifications
- B.Com. with distinction, University of Alberta
- J.D., University of Calgary
- LL.M. by research, University of Calgary
- Member of the Law Society of Ontario
Languages
- English, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, and French
Research summary
Law of the sea, international law, marine environmental law, areas beyond national jurisdiction, equity, deep seabed mining, marine genetic resources, marine biodiversity, environmental impact assessments, strategic environmental assessments
Invited speaker
- Assessing the Use of Strategic Environmental Assessments for the BBNJ, Nov 2023, Annual NCLOS Conference
Participant
- Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy
- International Foundation for the Law of the Sea Summer Academy
- Neil Craik and Kristine Gu, “Implementing Environmental Impact Assessment in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Epistemic, Institutional and Normative Challenges” in Rosemary Rayfuse, Aline Jaeckel and Natalie Klein, eds, Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law (2023)
- Neil Craik and Kristine Gu, “Strategic Environmental Assessment in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Implementing Integration” (2022) 37(2) International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 189—216
- Neil Craik and Kristine Gu, “Implementing Environmental Impact Assessment for Deep Sea Mining: Lessons to Be Drawn from International and Domestic EIA Processes” (2021) White Paper for Pew Charitable Trusts
- Neil Craik and Kristine Gu, “Implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction” (2019) Report to the World Wildlife Fund
- Kristine Gu, “Assessing the Role of Strategic Environmental Assessments in the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction” (2019) The Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea Blog