Caroline E. Foster

Caroline E. Foster is a New Zealand law professor at the University of Auckland, specialising in international law and the law of the sea, compliance and dispute settlement.

Academic career

Foster completed a BA and LLB (Hons) at the University of Canterbury, and an LLM and PhD at the University of Cambridge. Foster then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland, rising to full professor in 2022. She is the Director of the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law.

Foster researches the functioning of international tribunals and courts, and their roles. She is also interested in compliance with international law, and dispute settlement.

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