Ceri Warnock

Ms Ceri Warnock  LLB (Hons)(Wales), LLM (Auck)

Ceri Warnock joined the Faculty of Law in 2006 after having practised as a barrister in England and Wales.  During her time at the bar she specialised in public law, appearing in such cases as Re C (A Minor)(Interim Care Order: Residential Assessment) HL [1997] AC, 489.  In 2005, she received a first class masters degree from the University of Auckland.

Ceri teaches resource management and energy law. Her primary research interests include environmental, international environmental law and energy law. She is a member of the Resource Management Law Association and the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law.

Contact Details

Availability to students: open door policy

Tel 03 479 8799
Office: 7th Floor - 7N6
Email ceri.warnock@otago.ac.nz

Publications

Book Chapter

• Warnock, A. C., & Warnock, C. G. (2009). The role of sustainable buildings in climate change mitigation. In W. L. Filho & F. Mannke (Eds.), Interdisciplinary aspects of climate change (pp. 183-207). Frankfurt, Germany: Peter Lang.

Journal Article - Refereed

• Warnock, C., & Wheen, N. (2008). Climate change, wildlife movement and the law: A case study from New Zealand. Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 34(3), 527-550. doi: 10.1080/03050710802038379
• Warnock, A. C. (2007). Small Island Developing States of the pacific and climate change: Adaptation and alternatives. New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 4, 247-286.
• Warnock, A. C. (2007). An overview of integrating instruments to achieve sustainable construction and buildings. Manangement of Environmental Quality, 18(4), 427-441.
• Warnock, A C, “Sustainable Construction in New Zealand” (2005) 9 New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law, pp 337-376
• Warnock, A C, “The Climate Change Regime: Efficacy, Compliance and Enforcement”  (2004) 8 New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law, pp 99–135

Journal Article – Other

• Warnock, C. “Infinity Investment Group Holding Ltd (and Others) v Queenstown Lakes District Council” (2010) Resource Management Bulletin, Vol 8 pages 160-161
• Warnock, C.,  “A Substantive Environmental Right” (2010) Journal of Human Rights and the Environment Vol 1 Issue 2 pp 252-255
• Warnock, C., “Affordable Housing: ‘AH:ETA RIP?” [2010] NZLJ 165 -167
• Warnock, C. (2008). Palmerston North City Council v Dury. Resource Management Bulletin, (February), 109-111.
• Warnock, C. (2008). Uni Living Ltd v Christchurch City Council. Resource Management Bulletin, (February), 107-109.
• Warnock, C. “International Environmental Law” (2007-2008) 5 New Zealand Yearbook of International Law pp 212 – 21
• Warnock, C. “International Environmental Law” (2008) 6 New Zealand Yearbook of International Law p 323
• Warnock, C. (2007). Electricity works: Fernwood Dairies Limited v Transpower New Zealand Limited. Resource Management Bulletin, 7, 45-48.
• Warnock, C. (2007). The Outstanding Landscape Protection Society Inc v Hastings District Court. Resource Management Bulletin, 7, 41-42.
• Warnock, C. (2007). [Review of the book Energy law and the environment]. Otago Law Review, 11(3), 523-525.
• Warnock, C. (2006). Greenhouse gases and climate change: Relevance to discharge permit application [Editorial]. Resource Management Bulletin, 6, 191-193.
• Hewison, Warnock and Tetzlaff  “Country Report: New Zealand” (2004) 15 Yearbook of International Environmental Law, pp 539-548
• Hewison, Warnock, and Tetzlaff  “Country Report: New Zealand” (2003) 14 Yearbook of International Environmental Law, pp 589-599

Conference Contribution – Refereed

• Warnock, C, “Legal and Jurisprudential Aspects of Mandatory ‘Environmental Literacy’ Programmes in Tertiary Education” presented at International Conference of Education Research and Innovation, Madrid, Spain, 15-17 November 2010
• Warnock, C, “Bringing Existing Buildings Into The Sustainability Equation”, included in the “best paper” category for the World Sustainable Building Conference: SB08, Melbourne, Australia, 22 – 25 September 2008
• Warnock, C and Wheen, N, “Climate Change and Wildlife Management Law” presented at the International Forum for Environmental Legislation and Sustainable Development, Beijing, China, 1–2 December 2007
• Warnock, C, “Bringing Existing Buildings Into The Sustainability Equation”, presented at the New Zealand Sustainable Buildings Conference 2007, IISBE / United Nations Environment Programme Conference, Auckland, 14–16 November 2007 (SB07)
• Warnock, A. C. (2006). Sustainable construction in New Zealand? 'Regulation and policy lessons from Europe'. In M. Mourshed (Ed.), Proceedings of the Global Built Environment Conference, (pp. 109-118). Preston, UK: GBEN.

Other Conference Proceedings

• Warnock C,  “What lessons for climate change can be learnt from other multilateral environmental agreements?” Victoria University of Wellington Institute of Policy Studies Roundtable on Legal Form in Post 2012 Climate Change Arrangements, Wellington 13-14 October 2010
• Warnock, A C “The Affordable Housing Legislation” LEXIS/NEXIS Building and Construction Conference 2009, Auckland, 17-18 March 2009
• Warnock, A C, “Sustainable Buildings and Construction: Law and Policy Issues for Local Authorities” LEXIS/NEXIS Fourth Annual Environment and Climate Change Conference, Wellington, 2 -3 April 2008
• Warnock, A C, “Climate Change and International Law”, LEXIS/NEXIS Climate Change 2007 Conference, Te Papa, Wellington, 4–6 September 2007

Other work

• Filgueria, B and Mason, I (ed) Wild Law: Is There Any Evidence Of Earth Jurisprudence In Existing Law And Practice?  An International Research Project, March 2009, UK Environmental Law Association and Gaia Foundation (contributing researcher Chapter 6 “Wild Law in New Zealand” pp 29 - 34) 
• Caldwell, S., Newham, N., Stephenson, J., & Warnock, C. (2008). Identifying the linkages between energy policy and other ECAN policy portfolios. Commissioned by Environment Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Centre for Advanced Engineering, 48p.