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Dr Mostafa Naser

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2928
Email: m.naser@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO2.307  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3795-0216

Dr Mostafa Naser is Lecturer in Law in the School of Business and Law.

Key Research Areas

  • Public International Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • Corporate Governance

Biography

Dr Mostafa Naser is a Lecturer in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, Australia. Mostafa has previously taught law at Macquarie University, Federation University Australia, and the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He also worked as Research Consultant of IOM – a related organization to the UN in PNG. Mostafa is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Mostafa has been serving on the Executive Council of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) since 2017, and in the executive board of the “Environmental Non-migration Network” based in Dresden, Germany since June 2019. He also has been a research fellow, Earth System Governance Network, Sweden; ‘Board’ member of the; Pro bono Legal Expert of Legal Response Initiative (LRI), London; visiting researcher at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada and University of Sydney. Mostafa has been an expert reviewer of the first order draft of the Working Group III contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report.

Mostafa has a PhD in Law from Macquarie University, Australia, a Bachelor of Laws (honours) from the University of London, a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law, Australia, a Master’s degree in law from the University of Chittagong, and a Post Graduate Diploma on International Humanitarian Law from NALSAR University of Law, India.

Mostafa publishes widely in the domain of international law, environmental law, and human rights with a particular focus on correlation of international and domestic law, and legal and policy responses to climate change and human mobility. He was awarded MAHBUB-UL-HAQ Research Awards in 2008 for a research monograph on ‘Understanding Suicide Terrorism in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’ and the BBC Live News interviewed Mostafa aftermath of the suicide attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019. He has experience of working with national, international and inter-governmental human rights and environmental organizations including ADB, ICRC, UNDP and IOM.

Other Research Project

Research Project on ‘Irregular migration and modern slavery in Australia: legal and policy challenges and responses’ Society and Culture Research Theme – Small Grants Scheme 2021.  $4973.

  • International law
  • Human rights
  • Environmental law
  • Climate change governance
  • Migration and Refugee law
  • Climate change and human mobility

Socio-Legal Research Cluster

  • International law
  • Human rights
  • Environmental law
  • Climate change governance
  • Migration and Refugee law
  • Climate change and human mobility
  • Modern slavery

Theme Two: Society and Culture; Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, Corporate Governance

  • 2023 – Vice President – Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL)
  • 2023 – Research Fellow – Earth System Governance Network

National and International Awards

  • Mahbub-ul-Hoque Research Awards, 2018
  • 2009 - 2012 - iMQRES Scholarship for PhD study at Macquarie Law School (AUD 24,000 p.a.).

National and International Research Positions

  • Legal expert (pro bono), Legal Response Initiative (LRI), London (continuing)
  • Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Network, Lund, Sweden. (continuing)
  • Visiting Scholar, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney. (2014)
  • Visiting Researcher, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada. (2012)
  • Asian Society of International Law, Singapore, Executive Council Member
  • Australia New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), member
  • International Law Association (Australia Branch), member
  • Bangladesh Chapter of Asian Society of International Law, Organizing Secretary
  • Supreme Court of New South Wales, Barrister and Solicitor (Admitted)
  • Law Society of Western Australia, Member
  • Lincolns Inn, United Kingdom, Member
  • Supreme Court Bar Association, Bangladesh, Member
  • Chittagong District Bar Association, Member

Qualifications

  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, The College of Law Pty Ltd, 2017.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University, 2013.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in International Humanitarian Law, India, 2009.
  • Bachelor of Laws with second class honours (lower division), United Kingdom, 2006.
  • Master of Laws, Bangladesh, 2004.
  • Bachelor of Laws, Bangladesh, 2003.

Research Outputs

Book Chapters

  • Reza, HM., Naser, M. (2023). Climate Change and Human Mobility: Responsibilities under International Environmental Law. Comparative Approaches in Law and Policy (141-156). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4460-6_8.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M., Reza, HM. (2023). Climate Change, Human Mobility, and Climate Finance: Potential Linkages and Challenges. Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 38(139), 139-170.
  • Neil-Smith, R., Naser, M. (2023). Legal Framework for Biodiversity Conservation in Australia and New Zealand: A Comparative Analysis. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 39(3), 254-275. https://doi.org/10.3316/agispt.20230808092859.
  • Paterson, J., Naser, M., Rigby, H. (2023). COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE GROUPS IN AUSTRALIA: A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE. University of Western Australia Law Review, 50(1), 419-446.
  • Naser, M., Mallick, B., Priodarshini, R., Huq, S., Bailey, A. (2023). Policy challenges and responses to environmental non-migration. npj Climate Action, 2(5), 9 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-023-00033-w.
  • Barnes, J., Naser, M., Aston, J. (2023). A vulnerability approach to irregular migration and modern slavery in Australia. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 29(1), 121-140. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2023.2229619.

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Yin, K., Naser, M. (2022). The Intersection of the Rule in Yerkey v Jones and Contemporary Anti-Discrimination Law in Australia – Can the ‘Special Wives’ Equity Survive?. Bond Law Review, 34(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.53300/001c.35703.

Books

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Rabbanee, FK., Afroz, T., Naser, M. (2021). Are consumers loyal to genetically modified food? Evidence from Australia. British Food Journal, 123(2), 803-819. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-11-2019-0832.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M., Swapan, MS., Ahsan, R., Afroz, T., Ahmed, S. (2019). Climate change, migration and human rights in Bangladesh: Perspectives on governance. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 60(2), 175-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12236.

Book Chapters

  • Naser, M. (2018). Building Resilient Communities in Bangladesh through Migration as Adaptation: Legal and Policy Perspectives in the Context of Environmental Migration. Building Resilient Communities: Land Use Change, Rural Development and Adaptation to Climate Consequences (282-310). Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program/Lulu Publishing House.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M., Nisbet, T., Afroz, T. (2018). The Discord between International and Australian Approaches to Pesticide Regulation and the Precautionary Principle. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 35(4), 392-407.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M. (2015). Climate Change and Migration: Law and Policy Perspectives in Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Law and Society, 2(1), 35-53. https://doi.org/10.1017/als.2014.7.

Reports

  • Sithole, WW., Naser, M., Guadagno, L. (2015). Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: Documenting Community Practices in Papua New Guinea. Port Morseby, Papua New Guinea. International Organization for Migration, Papua New Guinea.

Book Chapters

  • Afroz, T., Naser, M. (2014). Adaptation to Climate Change in the International Climate Change Regime: Challenges and Responses. Implementing Adaptation Strategies by Legal, Economic and Planning Instruments on Climate Change (1-11). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77614-7.

Book Chapters

  • Naser, M. (2013). Conceptualising Climate-Induced Displacement in Bangladesh. Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Asia Pacific Region (225-243). Routledge.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M. (2013). Preventing climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh through strengthening adaptation strategies. LAWASIA Journal, n/a(2013), 73-90.
  • Naser, M. (2013). Climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh: recognition and protection under international law. Nordic Journal of International Law, 82(4), 487-527. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-08204002.

Conference Publications

  • Naser, M. (2013). Protection of Climate-induced Displacement: Towards a Rights-based Normative Framework. Human Rights Research (19p.). New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Victoria University.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M. (2012). Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Migration: A Complex Nexus. William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, 36(3), 713-768.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M. (2010). Climate change and forced displacement: obligation of states under international human rights law. Sri Lanka Journal of International Law, 22(2), 117-164.

Journal Articles

  • Naser, M., Afroz, T. (2009). Human rights implications of climate change induced displacement. Bond Law Review, 21(3), 139-153.

Research Projects

  • A collaborative national and international interdisciplinary research agenda to investigate the development, application and governance of pesticides., Edith Cowan University, ECU Collaboration Enhancement Scheme - 2017 Round 1, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Laws (Research), A Review of the Legal Framework for the Protection of Victims of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Agriculture in Ghana: A Human Rights Based Approach
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