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Overview
I am a postgraduate researcher in the School of Law and Politics. I began my doctoral research in January 2022 under the supervision of Dr Richard Caddell (Cardiff University), Dr Reece Lewis (Cardiff University) and Professor Elen Stokes (University of Bristol). I am also part of the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus, director of the Student Divison of Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP) and research assistant for the Centre for International Law & Multilateralism (CILM).
My primary research interests are in the law of the sea, international environmental law, international biodiversity law, and polar law.
My doctoral thesis is focused on the UN Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, specifically provisions on marine protected areas which offer an opportunity to take a more ecocentric approach to biodiversity conservation in the High Seas and the Area.
Background
Cardiff University LLB, First Class, 2016 - 2019.
Cardiff University LLM, Distinction, 2019 - 2020.
Research
Doctoral Research
Innovations in remote sampling and observation during the last two decades have demonstrated that areas beyond national jurisdictions (ABNJ), the water column and deep seabed beyond the outer limits of sovereign states' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), are a marine wonderland of complex ecosystems. The value of biodiversity located in the ABNJ is well documented, as are the regulatory and governance gaps which perpetuate biodiversity loss. International consensus on the need to address deficiencies in the legal framework took the form of a UNGA resolution to advance the regulation of biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions. The final iteration of the BBNJ Agreement text was recently confirmed by delegates at the fifth Intergovernmental Conference in March 2023, a moment Conference President Rena Lee characterised as the point which 'the ship has reached the shore'.
However, between the shoreline and dock the voyage is far from complete. This thesis suggests that for the BBNJ Agreement to succeed where marine biodiversity conservation has hitherto failed, it must address the underlying causes of marine biodiversity loss rather than merely mitigate its negative effects. Thus, the research will explore how the weaknesses of the regulatory framework are shaped and driven by an anthropocentric rationale, and whether the BBNJ Agreement - particularly its provisions for MPAs - presents an opportunity to shift towards a more ecocentric paradigm.
Teaching
2024 / 2025
- Public International Law seminars (second year optional module) Cardiff University
2023 / 2024
- Equity & Trusts seminars (third year core module) Cardiff University.
- Environmental Law & Policy lectures and seminars (third year optional module) Cardiff University.
- Tort Law seminars (first year core module) Univeristy of Bristol.
2022 / 2023
- Tort Law seminars (second year core module) Cardiff University.
Training
- Undertaking the AdvanceHE - accredited Cardiff University Education Associate Fellowship Programme. Expected submission January 2025.
Biography
Reports
'Scoping Report on High Seas Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the BBNJ Treaty' Jade Jones, 2024.
'Bridging the Gaps : Enhancing capacity in environmental decision-making in Welsh planning processes' Research Assistant for Dr Caer Smyth, Cardiff University, February 2023.
Presentations
Ocean Nexus Webinar, Live Online Presentation and Q&A with Jade Jones, Dr Richard Caddell and Dr Wilf Swartz 'High Seas Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the BBNJ Treaty' April 2024.
Blue Marine online workshop, National Marine Parks - Delivering the Vision - Legal Opportunity, February 2024.
Online National Marine Parks Strategic Working Group meeting, National Marine Parks - Legal review: England and Wales, June 2023.
Cardiff University Research and Scholarship seminar series, Cardiff University, May 2023.
Cardiff University Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP) seminar, Cardiff University, October 2022.
PGR Symposium, Cardiff Univeristy, May 2022.
Research Networks
Centre for International Law and Multilateralism (CILM), Cardiff University
Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), Cardiff University
Student Division of the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (Student CELP), Cardiff University
Editorial
Social Media Editor for Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law (RECIEL) Journal
Blog
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Public international law
- Law of the sea
- International Environmental Law
- International Biodiversity Law
- Polar Law