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CURRICULUM VITAE - RICHARD KYLE PAISLEY
Office Address:
Global Transboundary International Waters
University of British Columbia
Institute of Asian Research
C.K. Choi Building
#371 - 1855 West Mall Road
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1Z2
Voice Mail: 604-822-9224
E mail:
paisley@law.ubc.ca
Cell phone Number: 604-315-3308
Home Address:
2344 Ottawa Avenue
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V7V 2S9
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 to date
Director, Global Transboundary International Waters Initiative and
Senior Research Associate, Institute of Asian Research (IAR) (2007 to date)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1Z1
Responsibilities and duties include: fundraising for, and directing large multidisciplinary
applied research projects, teaching, publishing scholarly articles and
supervising graduate students.
Some representative activities include:
Special Counsel, United Nations Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy
for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in relation to Central Asia water, energy and
governance issues, Almaty, Kazakhstan (2010)
Trainer and Advisor, Lavalin SNC and the Nile Basin Water Resource
Planning and Management Unit in relation to international water law, energy
and governance issues, Mombassa, Kenya (2010)
Terminal Evaluator, IW LEARN 2 Project (United Nations Global Environment
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Project), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya
(2009-2010)
Special Counsel, United Nations Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy
for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in relation to Central Asia water, energy and
governance issues, Almaty, Kazakhstan (2009)
Tutor, International Water and Energy Law, Rivers as Boundaries,
International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), University of Durham,
Durham, England (2008)
International Legal Advisor, the Nile Basin Water Resource Planning and
Management (WRPM) Unit and the World Bank, including in relation to
negotiation and implementation of a basin wide data and information sharing
and exchange agreement and a decision support system (DSS) initiative,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and other Nile River Basin countries (2007 to 2010)
Director, Global Transboundary International Waters Project, funded by the
United Nations Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), Vancouver, Canada (2007 ongoing)
Director, Nile River Basin Workshop, in relation to international water and
energy law, negotiation, environmental conflict resolution and governance
issues, Legal Development Office of FAO (Food and Agricultural
Organization) of the United Nations, Nairobi, Kenya (2007)
International Legal Advisor, Cowater International and the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA), Bangladesh Environmental
Institutional Strengthening Project (BEISP) (2007 to 2010)
Instructor, China Summer Institute, Institute of Asian Research, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, Whistler and Shanghai, China (2007 ongoing)
Academic assignments include supervising graduate students and directing graduate
level seminars including International Law and Natural Resources (Special Topics in
International Water and Energy Law, Negotiations and Environmental Conflict
Resolution) and Integrated Costal Resources Management .
1991 to 2007
Founding Director, Dr. Andrew R. Thompson Program in Natural Resources
and Environmental Law and Policy, Faculty of Law (2000 to 2007) and Senior
Research Associate, Westwater Research Center, Faculty of Graduate Studies
(1991 to 2007)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
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Responsibilities and duties included fundraising for, and directing, large multidisciplinary
applied research projects along with teaching, publishing scholarly
articles and supervising graduate students.
Some representative activities included:
International Legal Advisor, Iraqi Marshes Restoration Initiative Workshop,
University of Victoria and the Canadian International Development Agency,
Amman, Jordan (2006)
Distinguished Academic Scholar in Residence, United Nations FAO Rome,
regarding international water and energy law, negotiation and environmental
conflict resolution issues, Legal Development Office FAO (Food and
Agricultural Organization of the United Nations), Rome, Italy (2006)
Director, Global Transboundary International Waters Expert Workshop,
Phase 1 of the GEF Global Transboundary International Waters Project, in
association with the United Nations Global Environment Facility (GEF) and
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Vancouver, Canada
(2006)
Director, Nile River Basin Workshop, regarding international water and energy
law, negotiation, environmental conflict resolution and governance issues,
Legal Development Office of FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the
United Nations, Bujumbura, Burundi (2006)
Special Counsel, Attorney General of Washington State, regarding
international water and energy law, negotiation and environmental conflict
resolution and governance issues involving the Columbia River (2005)
Rapporteur and Presenter, UNESCO Task Force meeting on Transboundary
International Groundwater, Paris, France (2005)
International Legal Advisor, International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (World Bank), on major projects involving international water
and energy law, negotiation and environmental conflict and governance
issues in Central Asia (2004 to 2005)
International Legal Advisor, to the federal Canadian government departments
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Environment (DFAIT), the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Environment
Canada, at a major international meeting in Stavanger, Norway to discuss
donor cooperation in the realm of international water and energy law,
negotiation and environmental conflict resolution and governance issues
(2003)
Special Counsel, to the North West Territories Territorial Government
regarding the negotiation of offshore boundaries and revenue sharing with the
federal government (2003 to 2008)
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International Legal Advisor, to Columbia Power Corporation regarding
negotiations with the federal government of Canada involving international
water and energy law, negotiation and environmental conflict resolution
issues (2002 to 2007)
Consultant and International Legal Advisor, to the Brace Centre for Water
Resources Management McGill University, Macdonald Campus and the
Scientific Information Centre of the Interstate Commission for Water
Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC) regarding international water and energy
law, negotiation and environmental conflict resolution issues in connection
with the Aral Sea basin (2001 to 2003)
International Legal Advisor, Nile River Basin Workshop, to the legal division of
the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations regarding
international water and energy law, negotiation and conflict resolution and
governance issues in connection with the Nile River Basin, Cairo, Egypt
(2001)
International Legal Advisor, to the federal Canadian government departments
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Environment (DFAIT), the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Environment
Canada, at a major international meeting in Rudesheim, Germany to discuss
donor cooperation in the realm of international water and energy law,
negotiation and environmental conflict resolution and governance issues
(2001)
Consultant, to El Colegio de Mexico (Mexico) and the Aquatic Resources
Conservation Group (USA) examining environmental challenges facing North
American integration including institutional frameworks for coastal zone
management, conservation and transboundary water resource management
(2000 ongoing)
International Legal Advisor, to the Mekong River Commission Secretariat
(MRCS), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Vientiene, Laos PDR, regarding
international water and energy law, international environmental law, negotiations
and conflict resolution and governance issues (1999 to 2003)
International Legal Advisor, to the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat
(WECS) of His Majesty’s Government, Kathmandu, Nepal, regarding
international water law, international environmental law, negotiations and conflict
resolution and governance issues (1997 to 2003)
Legal Advisor, to the Yukon Territorial Government regarding the manner in
which water will be dealt with in the devolution of the Northern Affairs Program
from Canada (2000)
International Legal Advisor, to a major international law firm regarding the legal
and political ramifications of a major international maritime boundary dispute
(2000)
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Legal Advisor, to the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA),
Canada, regarding the negotiation and resolution of various contentious disputes
involving salmon net pen aquaculture in British Columbia (1997 to 2001)
International Legal Advisor, to a major international law firm regarding
implementation of the Columbia River Treaty (1997)
Legal Advisor, to the government of Canada (Department of Fisheries and
Oceans) regarding the establishment and maintenance of marine protected areas
and marine environmental quality (1995 to 1999)
International Legal Advisor, to the government of British Columbia regarding the
harmonization of international trade and environmental laws (1996)
Legal Advisor, to the government of Canada (Departments of Fisheries and
Oceans and Environment Canada) regarding strategies and tactics for
implementing integrated coastal zone management in a Canadian context (1996)
Legal Advisor, to the government of British Columbia at negotiations regarding
the Mackenzie River Basin (1994)
Academic assignments included supervising graduate students and directing
graduate level seminars and courses including: Natural Resources Law and Policy;
International Law of the Sea; Water Law and Integrated Coastal Zone Management
1985 to 1991
Lawyer
Department of Justice
Government of Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Activities included providing legal and policy advice as well as acting as litigation
counsel in the administrative, water, fisheries, refugee, aboriginal and international
law areas. Activities also included computer managing documents; conducting pretrial
examinations; acting as counsel in pre-trial motions, preparing and conducting
cross examinations; directing legal research; directing the preparation of expert
opinion evidence reports; conducting education and training seminars for legal,
scientific and technical experts; advising on communications strategies and
appearing in court on high profile cases.
Responsibilities and duties also included appearing as counsel before the British
Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of
Canada Trial Division, the Federal Court of Appeal and a wide range of
administrative tribunals plus managing the Pacific Regional Office of the legal
division of a major federal administrative tribunal. Major cases worked on included
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the seminal Nechako River (Attorney General of Canada et. al. v. Alcan Aluminium
et. al.) and Kitsilano Point (Mathias et. al. v. Attorney General of Canada et. al.)
disputes.
1983 to 1985
Lawyer
Knott, Pollard & Morgan
Barristers & Solicitors
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Responsibilities were primarily in the areas of civil litigation and administrative law
and included appearing before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the British
Columbia Court of Appeal, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, the Federal Trial
Court, the Federal Court of Appeal and a wide range of administrative tribunals.
1982 to 1983
Articled Law Student
Russell & DuMoulin (now Fasken Martineau LLP)
Barristers & Solicitors
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Responsibilities were primarily in the civil litigation and administrative law areas at the
then largest law firm in western Canada.
1980
Legal Extern
Office of the Attorney General
Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands
Responsibilities included providing legal and policy advice regarding the legal,
environmental and economic ramifications of a proposed $500 M. oil trans-shipment
superport. Additional responsibilities were in the areas of international law, maritime
law, coastal zone management, fisheries law, administrative law and legislative
drafting.
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1979
Legal Intern
Office of General Counsel
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Responsibilities included complex legal research including the application of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and
Management Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act and the Endangered Species
Act.
1979 (Summer)
Assistant Exploration Geologist
Dolmage Campbell & Associates Geological Engineers / BC Hydro
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Responsibilities included geological mapping, drill inspection and reconnaissance
work in connection with proposed hydro electric power development projects in the
Stikine and Iskut areas of British Columbia.
1977 to 1978
Teaching Assistant
University of Washington
Institute for Marine Studies
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Responsibilities included research and teaching in the areas of resource
management and environmental impact assessment.
1975 to 1977 (Summers)
Environmental Researcher
Utah Mines Ltd.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Responsibilities included oceanographic and biological fieldwork, writing technical
reports, managing small projects and conducting environmental impact assessments
at the Carbon Creek Coal Project, the Island Copper Mine Project and other
locations.
1971 to 1974 (Summers)
Assistant Exploration Geologist
British Newfoundland Exploration, BP Minerals, Amax Exploration and Rio
Tinto Canadian Exploration, British Columbia, Canada
Responsibilities included geological exploration and mineral prospecting.
INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Australia, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt,
Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos PDR, Mexico,
Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Rwanda, Singapore, Sudan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Uganda, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Honourary Associate, UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science,
University of Dundee, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland (2008 ongoing)
Distinguished Academic Scholar in Residence, Legal Development Office
FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations), Rome, Italy
(July to October 2006)
Board Member, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (2006 ongoing)
Governor, Canadian International Peace Project (2005 ongoing)
Adjunct Professor, International Environmental Law, Southwestern University
School of Law (Los Angeles) Vancouver Program, Vancouver (2005 to 2007)
Founding Director, Canadian Water Research Society (2005 ongoing)
Member, Board of Advisors, Columbia Basin Trust Water Initiatives, British
Columbia, Canada (2003 ongoing)
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Advisor, Canadian Government Delegation to the Informal Donor Consultation on
Transboundary Water Issues, 06 November 2003, Stavanger, Norway (2003)
North America Regional Representative (Canada and the USA) – International
Association of Water Lawyers (AIDA) (2003 ongoing)
Graduate, “Creating Common Ground: Negotiation in Peace Keeping
Operations” Negotiation Training, Pearson Peacekeeping Centre and the Liu
Institute for Global Issues, Vancouver, Canada (2003)
Advisor, Canadian Government Delegation to the Informal Donor Consultation on
Transboundary Water Issues, 19 and 20 March 2001, Jagdeschloss Niederwald,
Rudesheim, Germany (2001)
Final Round Judge, Niagara International Moot Court Competition, Detroit
College of Law at Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan (2000)
Board Member, TD Canada Trust Friends of the Environment Foundation (1999
to 2004)
Fellow, Cohort 6, Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD)
International Training Program (1997 to 1999 and ongoing)
Final Round Presiding Judge and Co-Author of Problem, Niagara International
Moot Court Competition, Case Western Reserve University School of Law,
Cleveland, Ohio (1996)
Organizer and Moderator, “Annual State of the Environment Live Debate”
between the British Columbia Minister of the Environment and opposition party
environment critics. (1996 to 1999)
Instructor, National and International Natural Resources Law and Policy. At CIDA
Environmental Seminars for Chinese Scientific and Technical Experts,
Vancouver, (1995)
Director, MLSS Marine Life Sanctuaries Society (1995 ongoing)
Instructor, Annual Seminar on Environment Management: Theory and Skills. At
Korea Water Resources Corporation Special Seminar, School of Resource and
Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver (1994 to 1996)
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Advisor, British Columbia Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE)
Strategy Planning Team (1993 to 1997)
West Coast Organizer, United Nations International Oceans Day (1993 to 2000)
Featured Contributor to the Weather Channel Television “State of the
Environment” reports (1992 to 1999)
Instructor and Group Leader, Natural Resources Law and Policy, Post
Baccalaureate Program in Environmental Studies, Capilano College, North
Vancouver, British Columbia (1993 to 1999)
Associate Faculty, Fisheries Centre, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (1991 ongoing)
Adjunct Faculty, Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability and the
Westwater Research Center, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (1991 to 2008)
Instructor, Environmental Law, Orientation Seminar on Canada for ASEAN
Journalists, Asia Pacific Foundation Media Fellowship Program, Vancouver
(1991)
Canadian Delegate, International Conference on the Conservation and
Management of the Living Resources of the High Seas, St. John’s,
Newfoundland (1990)
Deputy Minister’s Silver Commendation Award for Outstanding Contributions to
the Public Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1987)
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, UBC, Vancouver, Canada (1985 ongoing)
Western Regional Finalist, Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Newport
Beach, California (1980)
Scholarship Awardee, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
(1978, 1979 and 1980)
Scholarship Awardee, University of Washington / National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington (1977)
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EDUCATION
LL.M.
London School of Economics
1982 London, England
J.D.
Pepperdine University School of Law
1981 Malibu, California, U.S.A.
M.Sc.
Institute for Marine Studies
1978 University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
B.Sc.
University of British Columbia
1975 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of International Law (since 1978)
Law Society of British Columbia (since 1983)
Canadian Council International Law (since 1983)
British Columbia Inns of Court (since 1985)
International Association Water Lawyers (AIDA) (since 2001)
SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Global Transboundary International Waters Project funded by the Global
Environment Facility (GEF World Bank Group) and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) with UBC IAR, Vancouver, Canada (2008
ongoing)
Issues and Driving Forces in the Columbia River Basin funded by the
Columbia Basin Trust (2008)
International Water Law, Transboundary Water Resources Management,
Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Development Aid Effectiveness Research
Project, funded by the Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade (DFAIT), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and
Environment Canada (2003).
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International Water Law, Transboundary Water Resources Management,
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Research Project, funded by UBC Faculty of
Law (2002 to 2003).
Strategic Planning for Marine Protected Areas Research Project, funded by San
Juan County, Washington (2002 to 2003).
Environmental Challenges Facing North American Integration: Institutional
Frameworks for Coastal Zone Management, Conservation and Transboundary
Resource Management Research Project, funded by the Inter-Institutional
Research Program for North America, El Colegio de Mexico and the Aquatic
Resources Conservation Group, Seattle, Washington (2000 to 2003).
A Smart Growth Tourism Initiative in the Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Research
Project, funded by the Oceans Blue Foundation (1999).
Strategies for the Regulation of Ecosystem Health Research Project, funded by
the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1998 to 99).
Strategies for Negotiating International Water Law Agreements and Facilitating
Conflict Resolution with Regard to Himilayan Water Resources Research Project,
funded by Canadian International Water & Energy Consultants (CIWEC) and the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (1997 ongoing).
Further Evaluating the Feasibility of Strengthening Government Processes
through Education and Training of British Columbia Environmental Professionals
Research Project, funded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
(1997).
Potential Constraints on the Definition and Regulation of Environmental Quality
pursuant to the Canada Oceans Act Research Project, funded by the Department
of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1997 to 1998).
Evaluating the Response of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada to
the Fraser River Sockeye Public Review Board Research Project, with EB
Experts Inc., funded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1996).
Strategies for Establishing and Maintaining a Marine Protected Area at William
Head, British Columbia, Research Project funded by WWF Canada (1996).
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Evaluating the Feasibility of Certifying or Licensing British Columbia
Environmental Professionals Research Project, funded by the Department of
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1996).
A Literature Review and Analysis of International Coastal Zone Management
Models Research Project, with Meltzer Research and Consulting, funded by the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, (1996).
Strategies for Establishing and maintaining International Oceans Day on the
West Coast Research Project, funded by the Canadian International
Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1995).
Identifying West Coast Strategies for a Canadian Marine Conservation
Programme Research Project, funded by the Canadian Arctic Resources
Committee and the Canadian Nature Federation (1994).
International Trade Law, the Environment, Sustainability and the British Columbia
Fishing Industry Research Project, funded by the British Columbia Fish
Processing Task Force, Province of British Columbia (1994).
Strategies for Managing Rivers (and Recreation Routes) in British Columbia
Research Project, funded by the Law Foundation of British Columbia and the
British Columbia Real Estate Foundation (1993).
Strategies for Establishing and Maintaining Marine Protected Areas in British
Columbia Research Project funded by the Law Foundation of British Columbia
(1992).
Fisheries Co-Management Strategies Between Government and First Nations
Research Project, funded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
(1992).
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PUBLICATIONS
Paisley, Richard Kyle and John Shurts. Columbia River Treaty: Past, Present and
Future. In Bakker, Karen, Emma Norman and Alice Cohen. Water Without Borders:
Canada, the U.S. and Shared Water. 2011 (accepted for publication)
Paisley, Richard Kyle. Lessons Learned from Recent Experience with Governance
of International Freshwater, International Groundwater and International Large
Marine Ecosystems: Dispute Resolution. Proceedings of Water Law: Through the
Lens of Conflict: Colloquium of the University of New England and the Australian
Centre for Agriculture and Law. International Journal of Rural Law and Policy (2011)
(accepted for publication)
Eckstein, Gabriel (ed.), Stefano Burchi, Maaria Solin Curlier and Richard Kyle
Paisley. The Greening of Water Law: Managing Fresh Water Resources for People
and the Environment. UNEP Division of Environmental Law and Conventions,
Nairobi, Kenya (2010)
Grzybowski, Alex, Stephen C. McCaffrey and Richard Kyle Paisley. Beyond
International Water Law: Successfully Negotiating Mutually Beneficial Agreements
for International Watercourses. 22 Pacific McGeorge Global Business &
Development Law Journal 139 (2010)
Hassan, Marwan A., Graham McIntyre, Abed Al-Rahman Tamimi ,Mousa Diabat,
Richard Kyle Paisley and Khaled Shahin. Future Palestinian Water I: Resources,
Allocation and Perception. Geography Compass 4/2 (2010): 118–138
Paisley, Richard Kyle. Overview of the UBC / COLMEX / GEF Transboundary
International Waters Research Initiative (Proceedings of the XIII World Water
Congress, Montpellier, France) (2008)
Paisley, Richard Kyle. International Watercourses / River Basins Including Law,
Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Simulation Training Exercises, FAOWATER,
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome (2008)
Paisley, Richard Kyle and Glen Hearns. Some Observations From Recent
Experiences With the Governance of International Drainage Basins, in Proceedings
of the Symposium–Precious, Worthless, or Incalculable: The Value and Ethic of
Water, Vol. 2, Center for Water Law & Policy and International Center for Arid and
Semi-Arid Land Studies, Texas Tech University. A.C. Corrêa & Gabriel Eckstein,
eds. (2006)
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Paisley, Richard Kyle. International Water Law, Transboundary Water
Resources and Development Aid Effectiveness. 1 Indian Jurid. Review 67
(2004).
Paisley, Richard Kyle, Cuauhtémoc León, Boris Graizbord and Eugene
Bricklemyer, Jr. Transboundary Water Management: An Institutional Comparison
among Canada, the United States and Mexico. 9 (2) Ocean and Coastal Law
Journal (University of Maine School of Law) 177 (2004)
Paisley, Richard Kyle, Maaria Curlier, Cuauhtémoc León, Boris Graizbord,
Eugene Bricklemyer, Jr. Integrated Coastal Management (ICM): A Brief Legal
and Institutional Comparison among Canada, the United States and Mexico. 9
(2) Ocean and Coastal Law Journal (University of Maine School of Law) 195
(2004)
Cuauhtémoc León, Boris Graizbord, Richard Kyle Paisley and Eugene
Bricklemyer, Jr. Desiderata for Public Policy Requirements for the Mexican
Coastline. 9 (2) Ocean and Coastal Law Journal (University of Maine School of
Law) 221 (2004)
Bricklemyer, Eugene, Jr., Shelby Smith, Cuauhtémoc León, Boris Graizbord and
Richard Kyle Paisley. Preservation of Coastal Spaces: A Dialogue on Oregon’s
Experience with Integrated Land Use Management. 9 (2) Ocean and Coastal
Law Journal (University of Maine School of Law) 239 (2004)
Cuauhtémoc León, Boris Graizbord, Richard Kyle Paisley, Eugene Bricklemyer
and Juan J. del Toro. Challenges for Managing the North American Coastal
Zone. 9 (2) Ocean and Coastal Law Journal (University of Maine School of Law)
281 (2004)
Bricklemyer, Eugene Jr., Alfredo Tomas Ortega Ojedo, Cuauhtémoc León, Boris
Graizbord and Richard Kyle Paisley. Appropriate Sanitation and Integrated Coastal
Management - An Ecologically Based Human Waste Treatment System for Coastal
Settlements on the Bahia De Navidad, Jalisco State, Mexico. 9 (2) Ocean and
Coastal Law Journal (University of Maine School of Law) 301 (2004)
Paisley, Richard Kyle. The Role of Law and the Legal System in the Achievement
of Sustainability in the Fraser River Estuary. In “The Fraser River Delta: Issues in an
Urban Estuary”. The Geological Survey of Canada and the American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Pacific Division. (2003).
Paisley, Richard Kyle. Adversaries into Partners: International Water Law and
Down Stream Benefits. 3 (2) Melbourne Journal of International Law 280 (2002).
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Paisley, Richard Kyle. International Water Law and Down Stream Benefits, In
Communities in SE Asia: Challenges and Responses. Lansdowne, Helen, Dearden,
Philip, and William Neilson, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria,
(2002).
Paisley, R.K. Conflict Resolution: Suits. In EOLSS (Encyclopedia of Life Sciences)
UNESCO Project. UNESCO, Paris, France. (2003).
Paisley, R. K. and T. McDaniels. International Water Law, Pollution Risk and the
Tatshenshini River. 35 Nat. Res. J. 111 (1995).
Paisley, R.K. Science and the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas. In Marine
Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries: Proceedings of the Symposium on
Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries conducted at the Second
International Conference on Science and the Management of Protected Areas held
at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 16-20 May 1994, Science
and Management of Protected Areas Association, (1995).
Paisley, R.K. Preface: Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries. In Marine
Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries: Proceedings of the Symposium on
Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries conducted at the Second
International Conference on Science and the Management of Protected Areas held
at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 16-20 May 1994, Science
and Management of Protected Areas Association, (1995).
McDaniels, T., Paisley, R.K. and M.C. Healey. Cooperative Fisheries Management
Involving First Nations in British Columbia: An Adaptive Approach to Strategy
Design. 51(9) C.J.F.A.S. 2115 (1994).
Paisley, R. K. Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Pacific Rim in the
21 st Century. 27(1) U.B.C. Law Review 107 (1993).
Paisley, Richard Kyle. Fisheries and the Environment, Chapter 13 in Thompson,
Geoffrey, Moira McConnell and Lynne Huestis, Environment, Law and Business in
Canada. Canada Law Book (1993).
Paisley, Richard Kyle. International Regulation of Fisheries, in Sustainable
Development in Canada: Options for Law Reform. Canadian Bar Association (1990).
Paisley, Richard Kyle. Pacific Fisheries and the Emerging International Law of the
Sea. 24 U.B.C. Law Review 105 (1990).
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Paisley, R.K. Book Review: Treaties on Trial: The Continuing Controversy Over
North West Indian Fishing Rights by Fay G. Cohen, Joan La France and Vivian L.
Bowden. 3 Can. J. Law and Soc. 279 (1988).
SELECTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Paisley, Richard Kyle. The UBC / COLMEX / GEF Transboundary International
Waters Research Initiative (Proceedings of the XIII World Water Congress,
Montpellier, France) (2008)
B. Graizbord, El Colegio de Mexico, C. Leon, El Colegio de Mexico, R. Paisley.
University of British Columbia and E. Bricklemyer, ARCG, USA., Environmental
Challenges facing North American Integration: Institutional Frameworks for Coastal
Zone Management, Conservation and Transboundary Resource Management. At
Challenges of a Changing Earth, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2001)
Paisley, R.K. Managing Water Scarcity in Developing Countries: Lessons from
Nepal. In Proceedings from the Third Annual International Water Seminar: Securing
Water Rights and Managing Water Scarcity: Law and Policy in Practice, Water Law
and Policy Programme, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland (1999)
Wilson, Norma and R.K. Paisley. New Initiatives to Protect Rivers and Recreation
Routes in British Columbia. In Proceedings of the Canadian Coastal Zone
Management Conference, Halifax (1994).
Paisley, R. K. International Water Law, Pollution Risk and the Tatshenshini River
Controversy. In American Society of International Law (ASIL) Regional Meeting:
Trans-Boundary Ocean and River Issues in the Pacific North West, Vancouver
(1993).
Paisley, R. K. Air Quality, the Environment and the Pacific North West, including
Trans-Border Cooperative Initiatives. In International Energy Exchange. CLE
International, Vancouver (1993).
Paisley, R. K. International Treaties and Conventions: Potential Impact on the Forest
Industry. In Environmental Law and Regulation for the Canadian Forest Industry
1993. The Canadian Institute, Vancouver (1993).
Paisley, R. K., and E. Kelsey, Marine Protected Areas, Environmental Partnerships
and the Utilization of Scientific Information. In Environmental Decision Making: the
Whytecliff Experience, in Conference Proceedings for Wetlands: A Transboundary
Agenda Conference, White Rock, British Columbia (1993).
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Paisley, R. K. Coastal Management: Improving Strategies for Establishing and
Maintaining Marine Parks and Other Marine Protected Areas in British Columbia. In
Proceedings of the 1993 Canadian Coastal Conference. The Canadian Coastal
Science and Engineering Association and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British
Columbia (1993).
Paisley, Richard K., and Heather M. Warren, Transboundary Environmental Issues
from a Pacific Basin Perspective. In Proceedings of the TransBoundary
Environmental Issues Conference, Victoria (1984).
UNPUBLISHED REPORTS
Paisley, Richard K. Regional Marine Issues Overview: West Coast: A Report to the
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee / Canadian Nature Federation National
Marine Conservation Strategy Programme, Westwater Research Centre (1995).
Paisley, Richard K. Rivers and Routes in British Columbia: Final Report to the Law
Foundation of British Columbia and the British Columbia Real Estate Foundation.
Westwater Research Centre (1993).
Paisley, Richard K. Rivers and Routes in British Columbia: Options for the Future.
Westwater Research Centre (1993).
Paisley, Richard K. Rivers and Routes in British Columbia: A Discussion Paper.
Westwater Research Centre (1993).
Paisley, Richard K. Fisheries Co-Management Strategies for the Musqueam Indian
Band (1989) (report prepared for the Musqueam Indian Band).
Paisley, Richard K. The International Law Ramifications of Amending the “Migratory
Birds Convention” between Canada and the United States (1989) (report prepared
for Environment Canada).
Paisley, Richard K. Towards a Process for Resolving Native Indian Fishing
Disputes in British Columbia: Lessons from Recent Experience in the United States,
in Native Fishing Rights in British Columbia (1989) (report prepared for Fisheries &
Oceans Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada).
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Paisley, Richard K. Indonesia and the Emerging Law of the Sea: Challenges and
Opportunities (1988) (report prepared for the Federal Environmental Assessment
Review Organization (FEARO) Indonesia Project).
Paisley, Richard K, An Analysis of the Legal, Economic and Environmental
Ramifications of a Proposed $500 Million Oil Transshipment Superport in the
Northern Mariana Islands, in Special Report to the Coastal Resources Management
Program, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (1980).
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Paisley, Richard K. and R. Whittaker. Case Comment: Her Majesty the Queen v.
Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd., 14(1) West Coast Envir. Law Res. Foundation 11
(1988).
Paisley, Richard K. Expert Witnesses, in Expert Witness Training Manual.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1986).
Paisley, Richard K. An Expert Witness Video, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
(1986).
Paisley, Richard K., and E.A. Erickson. Case Comment: Her Majesty the Queen v.
Eagle Disposal, 11(2) West Coast Envir. Law Res. Foundation 10 (1985).
Paisley, Richard K., and E.J. Sanderson. Case Comment: R. v. Fraser River
Harbour Commission, 10(1) West Coast Envir. Law Res. Foundation 10 (1984).
Paisley, Richard K, Case Comment: Re Ownership of the Bed of Georgia and
Related Areas, 10(2) West Coast Envir. Law Res. Foundation 9 (1984).
Paisley, Richard K. Deep Ocean Mining for Manganese Nodules and the
Environment, unpublished M.Sc. thesis, University of Washington, Institute for
Marine Studies and the College of Fisheries (1978).
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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Presenter, Future of the Columbia River Treaty: Lessons Learned and Best
Practices from Recent International Experiences. University of Idaho, Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho (2009).
Presenter, with Jessica Kai Paisley, The UBC / COLMEX / GEF Transboundary
International Waters Research Initiative, The XIII World Water Congress,
Montpellier, France (2008).
Presenter, International Water Law, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and
Development Aid Effectiveness: the Way Forward. At Foreign Affairs Canada
Consultation Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario. (February 2006).
Moderator, Panel Discussion on Climate Change and Implications for Fraser River
Sockeye Salmon, Climate and Fisheries: Impacts, Uncertainty and Responses of
Ecosystems and Communities, Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada (October 2005)
Presenter, International Water Law, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and
Development Aid Effectiveness. At United Nations University for Peace, Central
Asia Programme Course Development and Training Seminar, Regional Water
Resources and Peace Building, Almaty, Kazahkstan. April 2005.
Presenter, International Water Law and Conflict Resolution. At Annual Meeting,
Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC), Almaty,
Kazahkstan. April 2005.
Presenter and Rapporteur, Transboundary Groundwater and Canada, At
UNESCO, Paris, France. March 2005.
Presenter, International Water Law and the Columbia River Treaty: Past, Present
and Future. At UCOWR/NIWR Joint Conference: "Water Allocation: Economics
and the Environment" Portland, Oregon, July 2004
Presenter: Property, Conflict, Environment and Transboundary Rivers. At
Congreso Internacional De Derecho Ambienta - Propiedad, Conflicto Y Medio
Ambiente. El Universadad del Rosario and the Instituto Colombiano de Derecho
Ambiental, Bogota, Colombia, May 2004
Presenter, International Water Law, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution issues
including Central Asia, At World Bank Meeting, February, 2004, Washington,
D.C.
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Presenter, International Water Law, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and
Development Aid Effectiveness including the Mekong and Central Asia. At Water for
the Poorest International Conference, November, 2003, Stavanger, Norway.
Presenter, International Water Issues: Peace, Security and Downstream Benefits:
Challenges and Opportunities. At Joint Northwest Regional Consortium for
Southeast Asian Studies and Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies
Conference, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives 24 – 27 October 2001, Victoria, British
Columbia.
Presenter, International Water, Peace and Security: Challenges and Opportunities.
At Water Issues for the Twenty First Century – CIDA International Cooperation Days,
18 – 20 June 2001, Ottawa, Ontario.
Presenter, Sharing Downstream Benefits: A Comparison of Experiences in the
Columbia, the Mekong and the Karnali (Nepal). At Informal Donor Consultation on
Transboundary Water Issues, 19 and 20 March 2001, Jagdeschloss Niederwald,
Rudesheim, Germany (2001)
Presenter, Managing Water Scarcity in Developing Countries: Lessons from Nepal.
At Third Annual International Water Seminar: Securing Water Rights and Managing
Water Scarcity: Law and Policy in Practice, Water Law and Policy Programme,
University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland (1999)
Presenter, International Water Law: Past Present and Future. At Riverfest V
International Symposium, Vancouver (1998).
Presenter, Environmental Impact Assessment, Cumulative Environmental Impact
Assessment and the Law. At Symposium on Cumulative Effects, Institute for
Resources and Environment UBC, Vancouver (1998).
Presenter, International Law and the Environment. At Carbon Cycle to Bicycle:
Taking Responsibility for Climate Change: The Skies Above Foundation International
Environmental Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria (1997).
Presenter, Managing Competing Activities in the Ocean and Coastal Zone. At
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Oceans Environment
and Resources Task Force, Steveston, British Columbia (1996).
Participant, At Building a Framework for Assessing NAFTA Environmental Effects:
the Commission for Environmental Cooperation in collaboration with El Colegio De
Mexico, A.C., the Institute for the Americas and the National Round Table on the
Environment and the Economy, La Jolla, California, (1996).
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Presenter, A Critical Review of Recent Initiatives to Establish and Maintain Protection
for British Columbia Rivers. At RiverFest V International Conference, Vancouver
(1996).
Presenter, The New International Law of Fisheries: Principles and Practices. At
Colloquium on the Occasion of the 50 th Anniversary of the U.N.: The U.N., Law of the
Sea and the Marine Environment and especially, the U.N. Convention on Straddling
Stocks and Highly Migratory Species, St John’s, Newfoundland (1995).
Presenter, The Role of Law and the Legal System in the Achievement of
Sustainability in the Fraser River: Past, Present and Future. At American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Pacific Division Meeting: The
Fraser River Delta: Issues in an Urban Estuary, Vancouver (1995).
Presenter, Western Canadian Marine Bio-Diversity. At Workshop on Critical Issues
for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine and Coastal Bio-Diversity:
Advancing the Bio-Diversity Convention in Canada, Vancouver (1995).
Presenter, Principles and Trends in Environmental Law and the Management of
Toxic Waste. At Toxic Waste - A World Wide Problem: Canadian and Indonesian
Perspectives, Capilano College, North Vancouver (1995).
Presenter, International Treaties and Conventions: Potential Impact on the Forest
Industry. At Environmental Law and Regulation for the Canadian Forest Industry
1994. The Canadian Institute (1994).
Presenter, Science, Marine Protected Areas and the Utilization of Scientific
Information in Environmental Decision Making. At Marine Protected Areas and
Sustainable Fisheries: Proceedings of the Symposium on Marine Protected Areas
and Sustainable Fisheries conducted at the Second International Conference on
Science and the Management of Protected Areas held at Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 16-20 May 1994, Science and Management of
Protected Areas Association, (1995).
Rapporteur. At International Meeting of Experts on Environmental Crime: The Use
of Criminal Sanctions in the Protection of the Environment: Internationally,
Domestically and Regionally, Portland (1994).
Presenter, Rivers and Recreation Routes in British Columbia. At RiverFest IV
International Conference, Vancouver (1994).
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Moderator and Director, with Maurice Copithorne, of the United Nations Association
of Canada Symposium on High Seas Fisheries and Straddling Stocks, Vancouver
(1993).
Presenter, International Treaties and Conventions: Potential Impact on the Forest
Industry. At Environmental Law and Regulation for the Canadian Forest Industry
1993. The Canadian Institute (1993).
Presenter, Air Quality including Trans-Border Cooperative Initiatives. At International
Energy Exchange, CLE International, Vancouver (1993).
Organizer and Moderator, American Society of International Law (ASIL) Regional
Meeting: Trans-Boundary Ocean and River Issues in the Pacific North West,
Vancouver (1992).
Moderator, Pacific Rim and International Law Organization (PRIL) Conference: Post
Rio - An Asian Regional Perspective, Vancouver (1992).
Organizer and Moderator, China and Refugees. At Symposium on International
Human Rights, Refugees and the Peoples’ Republic of China: Past, Present and
Future, Vancouver (1990).
Moderator, Conference on the Canada/USA Salmon Interception Treaty, University
of British Columbia, Vancouver (1989).
Presenter, Law, Science and Expert Witnesses. At Expert Witness Training
Program, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Vancouver (1986).
Director, International Ocean Symposium: “SEA THE FUTURE” EXPO 86 SPECIAL
EVENT, Vancouver (1986).
Director, International Energy Law Symposium: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Terminal Facility Siting in the California Coastal Zone, Pepperdine University School
of Law, Malibu, California (1980).
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