Karen Scott


Karen Nadine Scott is a New Zealand Law academic. She is a full professor at the University of Canterbury. She was elected President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law in June 2019.

Academic career

After an LLBa and an MLaws at the University of Nottingham, she lectured at Nottingham before moving to the University of Canterbury, where she rose to full professor and head of school. Canterbury was the first law school to have both a female dean and head of school.
Scott's research interests include antarctic law, the law of the sea, environmental law and international trade law.

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