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BA LLM(Otago)

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Contact

Tel +64 3 479 8866
Office 9th Floor - 9N11
Email nicola.wheen@otago.ac.nz

Teaching

Nicola teaches and convenes Public Law, Environmental Law and International Environmental Law.

Research interests

Nicola's research interests include environmental law, public law, Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi, and international environmental law.

She is also a member of the Coastal People: Southern Skies collaboration that connects communities with world-leading, cross-discipline research to rebuild coastal ecosystems.

Coastal People: Southern Skies

Background

Nicola joined the Faculty as a student in 1984.

Photo: IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium, Baltimore 2012, courtesy of the University of Maryland.

Publications

Wheen, N. (2025). The stultifying effect of the elaboration of Treaty Principles clauses in New Zealand legislation. Public Law Review, 36, 196-201. Journal - Research Article

Wheen, N. (2025). Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. In D. R. Rothwell, E. T. Bloom, S. Lalonde & J. McGee (Eds.), Elgar concise encyclopedia of polar law. (pp. 424-426). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781035300112.00135 Chapter in Book - Research

Wheen, N. (2024). Environmental law('s) problems: The law and fishing-related mortalities of New Zealand sea lions and dolphins. Otago Law Review, 18(2), 279-294. Journal - Research Article

Wheen, N. R., & Hayward, J. (2024). Treaty principles clauses: Past, present and future. In M. Stanton Turei, N. R. Wheen & J. Hayward (Eds.), Te Tiriti O Waitangi relationships: People, politics and law. (pp. 42-59). Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books. Chapter in Book - Research

Hayward, J., Stanton Turei, M., & Wheen, N. R. (2024). Introduction: Tiriti O Waitangi relationships. In M. Stanton Turei, N. R. Wheen & J. Hayward (Eds.), Te Tiriti O Waitangi relationships: People, politics and law. (pp. 1-10). Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books. Chapter in Book - Research

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