Professor Saiful Karim
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Personal details
Keywords
Ocean Governance, Maritime security, International and comparative environmental law, Climate change law, Regional legal integration and environmental governance in the Asia-Pacific, Environmental law of Bangladesh, Law and Technology, Role of courts in the international legal system, South Pacific law, Law of the sea
Research field
Environmental and resources law, International and comparative law, Public law
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Macquarie University)
- LLM by Research (National University of Singapore)
- LLM (University of Chittagong)
- Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Queensland University of Technology)
- LLB (Honours) (University of Chittagong)
Teaching
Current Teaching
- Human Rights Law
- Independent Research Project
- Introduction to Law
Courses Taught
- Asia Pacific Environmental Law
- Mining and Energy Law
- International Environmental Law
- Administrative Law
- Public International Law
- Introduction to International Law
- Law in Context
- Sustainable Planning Law
- Property Law
- Local Government and Planning Law
- Comparative Environmental Law
- Law of International Organisations
- Law of the Sea
- Marine Law (covering Maritime and Admiralty Law)
- Business Law
- Corporations Law
- Business Litigation and Disputes
Guest Lecturer in:
- Climate Change and Energy Law,
- Sustainable Corporate Governance
- ASEAN Environmental Law and Policy
Publications
- Karim, M., (2022). Maritime cybersecurity and the IMO legal instruments: Sluggish response to an escalating threat? Marine Policy, 143. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233463
- Karim, M., (2020). Australia's engagement in the International Maritime Organisation for Indo-Pacific Maritime Security. Ocean and Coastal Management, 185, 1–5. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/136407/
- Klein, N., Guilfoyle, D., Karim, M. & McLaughlin, R. (2020). Maritime autonomous vehicles: New frontiers in the law of the sea. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 69(3), 719–734. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202740
- Karim, S., (2018). Shipbreaking in developing countries: A requiem for environmental justice from the perspective of Bangladesh (IMLI Studies in International Maritime Law). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/215478
- Karim, S., (2017). Maritime terrorism and the role of judicial institutions in the international legal order [Publications on Ocean Development, Volume 82]. Brill. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/101423
- Karim, S., (2015). Prevention of pollution of the marine environment from vessels: The potential and limits of the international maritime organisation. Springer International Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78663
- Karim, S., (2014). Litigating law of the sea disputes using the UNCLOS dispute settlement system. In N. Klein (Ed.), Litigating international law disputes: Weighing the options (pp. 260–283). Cambridge University Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/59192
- Karim, S., (2014). Prosecution of maritime pirates: the national court is dead - long live the national court? Wisconsin International Law Journal, 32(1), 37–94. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78661
- Karim, S., (2010). Environmental pollution from shipbreaking industry : international law and national legal response. Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 22(2), 185–240. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60304
- Karim, S., (2010). Implementation of the MARPOL Convention in developing countries. Nordic Journal of International Law, 79(2), 303–337. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60303
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Saiful, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Improving International Law Regulation of Maritime Autonomous Vessels
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP200102091
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- Improving livelihoods and economic progress through rehabilitation of degraded catchments in Fiji and Vanuatu
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ADP/2014/012
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Title
- Promoting sustainable agriculture and agroforestry to replace unproductive land-use in Fiji and Vanuatu
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ADP/2014/013
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Agricultural Policy And Law; Coconut Plantations; Food Security; Sugarcane; Sustainable Agroforestry In Fiji And Vanuatu
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- WHEN GEOPOLITICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER MEET: Environmental Peacebuilding in the South China Sea
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Afshin Akhtar-Khavari
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Governance and the Rule of Law in Road Safety Institutions in Pakistan: Exploring Legal, Social and Cultural Factors Relating to Crash Involvement, Enforcement, and Legal Processes (2022)
- The Role of Law and Policy in Promoting Transparency of Information in Managing Emissions from the Passenger Transport Sector to Address Climate Change: Proposals for Law Reform in the United Arab Emirates (2022)
- Enforcing the Environment Conservation Act in Bangladesh: Role of Legal Institutions under Statutory and Constitutional Laws (2021)
- Governance of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem through Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (2021)
- Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development: A Critical Analysis From The Sri Lankan Legal Perspective (2019)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.