Professor Richard Barnes

Professor Richard Barnes

Associate Dean for Research (Faculty of Business, Law and Politics)

R.A.Barnes@hull.ac.uk

Qualifications

  • PhD (University of Hull)

Summary

Richard's research focuses on marine law, particularly the regulation of fisheries (domestic, international and EU), oceans governance, and the interface between law and science/economics. His work examines how law can accommodate different economic and social conditions, as well as constraints flowing from the physical attributes of marine resources. Winner of the Society of Legal Scholars prize for outstanding legal scholarship 2009, he is author/editor of four books and over 50 papers. He has been published in leading journals including the International Journal of Marine and Coastal law, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, & ICES Journal of Marine Science. He has been consultant to the EU Parliament Committee on Fisheries, Defra and the WWF.

Recent outputs

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Book Chapter

The proposed LOSC implementation agreement on areas beyond national jurisdiction and its impact on international fisheries law

Barnes, R. (2019). The proposed LOSC implementation agreement on areas beyond national jurisdiction and its impact on international fisheries law. In D. Freestone (Ed.), Conserving biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, 104-139. Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004391703_006

Fisheries and maritime security: Understanding and enhancing the connection

Barnes, R., & Rosello, M. (in press). Fisheries and maritime security: Understanding and enhancing the connection. In Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea. Help or HindranceEdward Elgar Publishing

Environmental rights in marine spaces

Barnes, R. (2018). Environmental rights in marine spaces. In S. Bogojevic, & R. Rayfuse (Eds.), Environmental rights in Europe and beyondBloomsbury Publishing

Report

Assessing the application of innovative incentive-based tools to reform highly migratory fisheries from regional to global scale

Barnes, R. (2018). Assessing the application of innovative incentive-based tools to reform highly migratory fisheries from regional to global scale. WWF/FAO

Principles for fisheries management in areas beyond national jurisdiction—the essential role of incentive-based approaches

Anderson, J., Asche, F., Barnes, R., Bush, S., Gentner, B., Hufflett, C., …Wachowicz, K. (2018). Principles for fisheries management in areas beyond national jurisdiction—the essential role of incentive-based approaches. World Wildlife Fund

Research interests

Professor Barnes' research mainly focuses on the interface between the law of the sea and other areas of law, and with other academic disciplines, such as politics, geography, economics and marine biology.

He is particularly interested in the governance of marine resources and energy, the management of areas beyond national jurisdiction, the legal implications of Brexit for the marine sector, the use of disputed sea areas, especially around islands, and human rights protection at sea.

Postgraduate supervision

international Law, law of the sea, fisheries law, marine environmental law, natural resources, irregular maritime migration, human rights at sea

Awards and prizes

Runner-up for the Inner Temple Book Prize

2009

Society of Legal Scholars Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2009

2009

First prize for the book: Property Rights and Natural Resources (2009)

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