Dr. Hayley Roberts is an international lawyer with a specialisation in the law of the sea. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wales, Bangor, where she graduated with a LLB (Hons) in Law. She later won two doctoral scholarships to complete a PhD at the same institution, examining the legal protection of underwater cultural heritage in the UK and internationally. Having taught at the School since 2007, she joined as a Lecturer in Public International Law in 2013 and became Senior Lecturer in 2019.

Dr. Roberts’ main research interests are in the areas of the protection of underwater cultural heritage, issues relating to climate change and the oceans/heritage, and specific matters relating to the dispute settlement procedure in the Law of the Sea Convention. More broadly, she is interested in the relationship between international law and devolved nations. Dr Roberts is Commissioner (Vice-Chair) to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, and sits on the UK National Commitee for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Dr. Roberts is particularly interested in supervising PhDs related to issues of underwater cultural heritage, climate change and ocean policy, and selected dispute resolution issues in the law of the sea. She is also prepared to consider strong applications with interesting research proposals relating to cultural heritage law or the law of the sea more generally.

Addysgu

Israddedig

• Public International Law (arweinydd y modiwl)
• SXL 3142: International Law of the Sea (arweinydd y modiwl)
• SCL 2142/3142: Cyfraith y Môr (arweinydd y modiwl)
• SXL 1112/2212: Cyfraith Contract
• SCL 1115: Y Gyfraith yn Gymraeg
• Cyfraniadau blaenorol i: Introduction to Law, Criminal Law, Equity and Trusts and Commercial Law

Ôl-radd

• International Law LLM (cynullydd y cwrs)
• Law of the Sea LLM (cynullydd y cwrs)
• SXL 4040: Public International Law (arweinydd y modiwl)
• SXL 4048: International Law of the Sea (arweinydd y modiwl)

Arall

• Ysgol Haf Hawliau Dynol Rhyngwladol
• Ysgol Haf Saesneg Cyfreithiol ar gyfer cyfreithwyr, Bangor
• Ysgol Haf Tsieineaidd, Bangor

Books and Monographs

• H. Roberts, State-owned Shipwrecks in International Law (University of Wales Press) forthcoming 2023.

Selected Publications

• H. Roberts, 'Climate Mitigation, Adaptation, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea' in R. Caddell and P. McCormack, Research Handbook on Climate Change and Biodiversity Law (Edward Elgar) forthcoming 2022. 
• H. Roberts, ‘Ratifying the Underwater Heritage Convention: Problems and Prospects’ (2018) 67(4) ICLQ 833
• H. Roberts, ‘Responses to Sovereign Disputes in the South China Sea’ (2015) 30 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 199
• H. Roberts, ‘Review: Copyright and Cultural Heritage: Preservation and Access to Works in a Digital World’ (2011) 16 Comms Law 89

Reports and Consultations

• H. Roberts et al, 'Tanzania's Marine Cultural Heritage: A Climate Adaptation Priority - Summary for Policymakers', report forthcoming 2022
• Written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its inquiry on the UK’s record on children’s rights (with Dr. Alison Mawhinney) (October 2016)
• Written response to the Welsh Government Consultation, Proposed changes to Planning Policy Wales Chaper 6: The Historic Environment (June 2016)

• H. Roberts et al, ‘Evaluating Barriers to Entering the Assembly: What Prevents Us From Standing’ (July 2014) Report to the National Assembly for Wales’ Independent Remuneration Board

• Written response to the Welsh Government Consultation, Proposed amendments to the criminal offences and defences in sections 2, 28 and 42 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, 2014 (April 2014)
• Written response to the Welsh Government Consultation, Proposals for the Historic Environment of Wales, 2013 (October 2013)

Other Publications

• H. Roberts, '
• H. Roberts, ‘The Republic of the Philippines v The People’s Republic of China: A question of jurisdiction’ (IntLawGrrls Blog, May 2015)
• H. Roberts, ‘Will China force the USA’s hand to revisit the Law of the Sea Convention?’ (IntLawGrrls Blog, June 2014)
• Westlaw Insight Contributor (Law of the Sea)
• Intlawgrrls.com Contributor [http://ilg2.org/author/drhayleyroberts]

Key Grants and Projects

Principal Investigator, Incorporating Marine Cultural Heritage Protection into Tanzania's National Adaptation Plan, AHRC/GCRF (December 2019)

• Principal Investigator, Incorporating Marine Cultural Heritage Protection into Tanzania's National Adaptation Plan, AHRC/GCRF (December 2019)
• Co-Applicant, One-Day Seminar on International Law and Devolved Nations, SLSA Seminar Competition Grant (Applied for £4,900; Awarded £2,400) (December 2016)
• Principal Investigator, The Role of the Welsh Government in the Reporting and Compliance Procedure of International Agreements: A UNCRC Case Study, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Grant (Awarded £2,436) (July 2016)
• Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Grant: Awarded £4390 to organise a Welsh Medium Legal Conference in February 2015 (2014-2015)
• National Assembly for Wales’ Independent Remuneration Board Research Grant: Grant awarded to complete report, National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board: Barriers to Entering the Welsh Assembly (2014)
• Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Grant: Grant awarded to generate a series of Welsh Medium Law Textbooks (2013-ongoing)Selected Conference Papers 

• Reporting and Compliance on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in a Devolved United Kingdom, Bangor Interdisciplinary Conference on Childhood and Youth, Bangor University (June 2017)
• Impact of International Law on Devolved Legislation, Devolved Nations and International Law Seminar, Bangor University (June 2017)
• Brexit and the Law School Roundtable, Swansea University (May 2017) (Invited)
• Time to Ratify the UNESCO Convention 2001? Challenges and Solutions for the United Kingdom, Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, Newcastle University (April 2017)
• The South China Sea Arbitration: The Role of Negotiations in UNCLOS Dispute Settlement, IntLawGrrls! 10th Birthday Conference, Dean Rusk International Law Center, University of Georgia Law School, Athens, Georgia USA (March 2017)
• Underwater Heritage in Wales Panel Session, 8th Annual Conference of MOROL, Porthmadog (November 2016)
• Let’s Shake Hands: The role of negotiations in UNCLOS dispute settlement in light of Philippines v China, Sino-European Symposium on International Law of the Sea, South China Sea Institute of Xiamen University, China (June 2016) (by invitation)
• Pwy sydd bia’r Titanic? Trosolwg o’r ymdrechion cyfreithiol i feddu’r llongddrylliad, Welsh Legal Research Conference, Cardiff University (2014) (by invitation)
• The Application of Salvage Law to Historic Shipwrecks, Sino-European Law Symposium, Bangor University (2013) (by invitation)
• Twenty-five Years of Titanic Treasure: Legislation, Litigation and Likelihood of Longevity, Society of Legal Scholars Conference, Southampton (September 2010)

Dr. Roberts is particularly interested in supervising PhDs related to issues of underwater cultural heritage/shipwrecks and dispute resolution within the law of the sea. She is also prepared to consider applications with interesting research proposals relating to public international law or the law of the sea more generally.

2022

• Wedi ei Dderbyn / Yn y wasgClimate Mitigation, Adaptation, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
  Roberts, H., 2022, (Wedi ei Dderbyn / Yn y wasg) Research Handbook on Climate Change and Biodiversity Law. Caddell, R. & McCormack, P. (gol.). Edward Elgar
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2021

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2020

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2018

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2015

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2014

• Cyhoeddwydjava.lang.NullPointerException

2022

• UNITAR Consultancy

  Training on Executive Diploma (International Law in the 21st Century)

  17 Mai 2022 – 18 Mai 2022

  Gweithgaredd: Ymgynghoriad (Ymgynghorydd)
• Marine Cultural Heritage, Law and Policy

  Paper: 'Marine Cultural Heritage and Climate Adaptation'

  Maw 2022

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Siaradwr gwadd)
• UK National Committee for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

  Chwef 2022 →

  Gweithgaredd: Math o ddyfarniad - Penodiad (Cyfrannwr)

2021

• Rising from the Depths: Marine Cultural Heritage and the Environment

  Paper: 'Incorporating Marine Cultural Heritage Protection into Tanzania's National Adaptation Plan'

  Tach 2021

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Siaradwr gwadd)
• Turning back migrant boats: what does the international law of the sea say?

  10 Medi 2021

  Cysylltau:

  • https://theconversation.com/turning-back-migrant-boats-what-does-the-international-law-of-the-sea-say-167679
  Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
• Devolution in the UK and International Law

  Paper: 'Devolution and International Law: The Welsh Perspective'

  Medi 2021

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Siaradwr gwadd)
• Will mask wearing still be common in Britain after the pandemic is over?

  6 Awst 2021

  Cysylltau:

  • https://theconversation.com/will-mask-wearing-still-be-common-in-britain-after-the-pandemic-is-over-165210
  Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
• Addressing Marine Plastic Waste as a Climate Adaptation Priority in Indonesia

  Paper: 'Marine Cultural Heritage as a Climate Adaptation Priority: A Tanzanian Case Study'

  Awst 2021

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Siaradwr gwadd)
• Tanzania's Marine Cultural Heritage: A Climate Adaptation Priority

  AHRC/GCRF-funded

  Awst 2021

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Trefnydd)
• Tanzania's Marine Cultural Heritage: A Climate Adaptation Priority

  Paper: 'International Law and Marine Cultural Heritage'

  Awst 2021

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Siaradwr)

2020

• Digital Past 2020

  Paper: Keynote Summary

  Chwef 2020

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Prif siaradwr/siaradwr mewn sesiwn lawn)

2019

• The U-Boat Project 2-Day Legacy Workshop

  Medi 2019

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Prif siaradwr/siaradwr mewn sesiwn lawn)
• Greater Manchester Combined Authority Lessons from Devolution

  Paper: 'International Law and Devolution in Wales'

  Mai 2019

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Siaradwr)
• Vice Chair, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

  Ebr 2019 →

  Cysylltau:

  • https://rcahmw.gov.uk/about-us/commissioners/commissioner-profiles/
  Gweithgaredd: Math o ddyfarniad - Penodiad (Cyfrannwr)

2017

• Bangor Interdisciplinary Conference on Childhood and Youth

  Paper: 'Reporting and Compliance on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in a Devolved United Kingdom'

  28 Meh 2017

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Siaradwr)
• Devolved Nations and International Law Seminar

  Paper: 'Impact of International Law on Devolved Legislation'

  16 Meh 2017

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Siaradwr)
• Devolved Nations and International Law Seminar

  SLSA-funded

  16 Meh 2017

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Trefnydd)
• Brexit and the Law School Roundtable

  Brexit and the Law School Roundtable

  31 Mai 2017

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs (Cyfranogwr)
• Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference 2017

  Time to Ratify the UNESCO Convention 2001? Challenges and Solutions for the United Kingdom

  6 Ebr 2017

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Siaradwr)
• IntLawGrrls 10th Birthday Conference

  Paper: 'The South China Sea Arbitration: The Role of Negotiations in UNCLOS Dispute Settlement'

  3 Maw 2017

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Siaradwr)

2016

• MOROL Conference 2016

  MOROL Conference 2016

  12 Tach 2016

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Siaradwr gwadd)
• Written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its inquiry on the UK’s record on children’s rights

  Hyd 2016

  Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu academaidd allanol - Cyfraniad at waith pwyllgorau a gweithgorau cenedlaethol neu ryngwladol (Cyfrannwr)
• Sino-European Symposium on International Law of the Sea

  Sino-European Symposium on International Law of the Sea

  29 Meh 2016 – 30 Meh 2016

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Siaradwr gwadd)

• Incorporating Marine Cultural Heritage Protection into Tanzania’s National Adaptation Plan

  01/01/2020 – 28/05/2022 (Wrthi'n gweithredu)

Ymatebion Ymgynghoriad

• Written response to the Welsh Government Consultation on Proposed changes to Planning Policy Wales Chaper 6: The Historic Environment (Mehefin 2016)
• Written response to the Welsh Government Consultation on Proposed amendments to the criminal offences and defences in sections 2, 28 and 42 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, 2014 (Ebrill 2014)
• Written response to the Welsh Government Consultation on Proposals for the Historic Environment of Wales, 2013 (Hydref 2013)

Aelodaethau Proffesiynol

• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Society of Legal Scholars