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Biography
Dr Abdullah Al Arif is an internationally experienced researcher specialising in ocean governance and the law of the sea. He completed a PhD in Law at Macquarie University with an International Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship in 2019. He holds an LLB and an LLM from Dhaka University (Dhaka, Bangladesh) and another LLM from South Asian University (New Delhi, India), in which he received the University Gold Medal for securing the first position in his class). Dr Arif completed a postdoctoral research fellowship (2021-2023) at Yokohama City University, Japan, funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He has also been a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (HEA) since 2020.
Dr Arif has been teaching several private and public law courses at Macquarie Law School since 2016. He also worked as a Senior Research Assistant at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from 2019 to 2020. He published several high-quality research articles in internationally ranked journals, including Marine Pollution Bulletin, Ocean and Coastal Management, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Oil, Gas and Energy Law (OGEL), Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, and the Journal of World Investment and Trade. Arif published his first research monograph, Sustainable Fisheries Management and International Law: Marine Fisheries in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal, with Routledge in December 2021.
Dr Arif received the University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) Award in 2014 for his outstanding contribution to research and publication. He has presented research outputs at numerous academic conferences in Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Arif is a member of the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL).
Teaching
Current (2025)
- Law of Contracts (LAWS1200)
- Law of Obligations - I (Contracts) (LAWS8030)
Past (2016-2024)
- Contracts (LAWS1200)
- Law of Obligations - I (Contracts) (LAWS8030)
- Torts (LAWS2400)
- International Law (LAWS8015/LAWS2000)
- Law of the Sea (LAWS8092/LAWS5086)
- Energy and Natural Resources Law (LAWS8060/LAWS5069)
- Law of International Organisations (LAWS8090/LAWS5062)
- Environmental Law and Sustainable Development (LAWS8055)
External positions
Senior Research Assistant, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology
1 Jul 2019 → 30 Jun 2020
Lecturer, Daffodil International University
3 Sept 2013 → 10 Nov 2015
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Autonomous Fishing Vessels (AFVs) and International Law
Arif, A.-A. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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BCOLP: Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy
Arif, A.-A. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/06/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Teaching
Research Outputs
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Combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing with emerging technologies: legal and regulatory challenges and opportunities in the Bay of Bengal
Arif, A.-A. & Faiyaz, T., 25 Jun 2025, Oxford Intersections: AI in Society. Hacker, P. (ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 21 p. (Oxford Intersections).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Continental shelf
Arif, A. A., 2024, Elgar concise encyclopedia of oil and gas law. Soliman Hunter, T., Dobb, A. & Nordtveit, E. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 52-54 3 p. (Elgar Concise Encyclopedias in Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary/reference book › peer-review
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Integrating sustainable development goals in the law curriculum: legal education for "people, planet and prosperity"
Karim, M. S., Deane, F., Arif, A.-A., Garwood-Gowers, A., Humphries, F., Uddin, M. M., Akhtar-Khavari, A., Maguire, R., Lewis, B., Cradduck, L., Robb, L., Cockburn, T., Purser, K., Boyle, S., Matthew, A., Wang, B. & Deagon, A., 2024, Belmont Law Review, 12, 1, p. 196-232 37 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article
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International treaties and conventions
Arif, A. A., 2024, Elgar concise encyclopedia of oil and gas law. Soliman Hunter, T., Dobb, A. & Nordtveit, E. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 150-152 3 p. (Elgar Concise Encyclopedias in Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary/reference book › peer-review
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Territorial sea
Arif, A. A., 2024, Elgar concise encyclopedia of oil and gas law. Soliman Hunter, T., Dobb, A. & Nordtveit, E. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 385-387 3 p. (Elgar Concise Encyclopedias in Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary/reference book › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Publication Peer-review
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Ocean and Coastal Management (Journal)
Arif, A.-A. (Reviewer)
2021 → 2024Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Publication Peer-review