Staff
Dr Catherine MacKenzie
Position(s):
- Fellow of Selwyn College
- University Lecturer in Law
- Member of the Faculty of Law
Contact information:
Tel.: +44 (0)1223 (3)37164
Email: cm517
Research interests:
- International environmental law
- International law
Other Posts :
- Research Associate, Oxford University Centre for the Environment
- Research Associate, Green Templeton College, Oxford
- Member, English Bar Council International Relations sub-committee
Publications:
Dr MacKenzie is currently writing a book on international law and forest policy. She has authored United Nations University working papers and notes and comments on international environmental law.
Professional Experience:
Dr Catherine MacKenzie is a lawyer with particular interests in international law and international environmental law. Formerly as Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, she graduated from Oxford, the Inns of Court School of Law, Sydney, and the Australian National University, at which she completed her PhD in law as a Commonwealth Scholar. She is a member of the Bar of England and Wales and of the High Court of Australia and before being appointed to Oxford, was employed by Allen & Overy, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
She is currently working on the relationship between international law, the rule of law and environmental protection. She has particular interests in international forest law, the implementation and enforcement of environmental obligations by international courts and tribunals and the relationship between international environmental law and international humanitarian law. She also enjoys implementing the fruits of her research in challenging areas: she has served as a rule of law monitor with the United Nations Mission in Liberia and she now advises on the establishment of the first law school for women in Saudi Arabia.