The University of Queensland

Coastal defence structures – legal risks and legal opportunities

Bell-James, Justine (2016). Coastal defence structures – legal risks and legal opportunities. Local Government Law Journal, 21, 16-34.

A comparative analysis of the transformation of governance systems: land-use planning for flood risk

Bell, Justine and Morrison, Tiffany (2015). A comparative analysis of the transformation of governance systems: land-use planning for flood risk. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 17 (4), 516-534. doi: 10.1080/1523908X.2014.986567

Climate change and coastal development law in Australia

Bell, Justine (2014). Climate change and coastal development law in Australia. Annandale, NSW, Australia: Federation Press.

Legal frameworks for unique ecosystems – how can the EPBC Act offsets policy address the impact of development on seagrass?

Bell, Justine, Saunders, Megan I., Lovelock, Catherine E. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2014). Legal frameworks for unique ecosystems – how can the EPBC Act offsets policy address the impact of development on seagrass?. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 31 (1), 34-46.

Environmental, Planning and Climate Law in Queensland

Maguire, Rowena, Hamman, Evan, Bell-James, Justine, Kennedy, Amanda and England, Philippa (2020). Environmental, Planning and Climate Law in Queensland. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis.

Climate change and coastal development law in Australia

Bell, Justine (2014). Climate change and coastal development law in Australia. Annandale, NSW, Australia: Federation Press.

Climate change litigation in Australia

Bell-James, Justine (2021). Climate change litigation in Australia. Climate Change Litigation: A Handbook. (pp. 288-303) edited by Wolfgang Kahl and Marc-Philippe Weller. Oxford, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Ecosystem-based adaptation in coastal areas: lessons from selected case studies

Bell-James, Justine (2020). Ecosystem-based adaptation in coastal areas: lessons from selected case studies. Research handbook on climate change, oceans and coasts. (pp. 348-365) edited by Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee and Richard Barnes. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.

Climate change

Bell-James, Justine (2019). Climate change. Environmental law in Australia. (pp. 683-714) edited by Gerry Bates. Australia: LexisNexis.

'Blue carbon' and the need to integrate mitigation, adaptation and conservation goals within the international climate law framework

Bell-James, Justine (2018). 'Blue carbon' and the need to integrate mitigation, adaptation and conservation goals within the international climate law framework. Global Environmental Change and Innovation in International Law. (pp. 81-101) edited by Neil Craik, Cameron Jefferies, Sara Seck and Tim Stephens. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108526081.006

Identifying priorities for reform to integrate coastal wetland ecosystem services into law and policy

Bell-James, Justine, Foster, Rose and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2023). Identifying priorities for reform to integrate coastal wetland ecosystem services into law and policy. Environmental Science and Policy, 142, 164-172. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.02.013

Overcoming legal barriers to coastal wetland restoration – lessons from Australia’s Blue Carbon methodology

Bell‐James, Justine (2022). Overcoming legal barriers to coastal wetland restoration – lessons from Australia’s Blue Carbon methodology. Restoration Ecology. doi: 10.1111/rec.13780

Operationalizing marketable blue carbon

Macreadie, Peter I., Robertson, Alistar I., Spinks, Bernadette, Adams, Matthew P., Atchison, Jennifer M., Bell-James, Justine, Bryan, Brett A., Chu, Long, Filbee-Dexter, Karen, Drake, Lauren, Duarte, Carlos M., Friess, Daniel A., Gonzalez, Felipe, Grafton, R. Quentin, Helmstedt, Kate J., Kaebernick, Melanie, Kelleway, Jeffrey, Kendrick, Gary A., Kennedy, Hilary, Lovelock, Catherine E., Megonigal, J. Patrick, Maher, Damien T., Pidgeon, Emily, Rogers, Abbie A., Sturgiss, Rob, Trevathan-Tackett, Stacey M., Wartman, Melissa, Wilson, Kerrie A. and Rogers, Kerrylee (2022). Operationalizing marketable blue carbon. One Earth, 5 (5), 485-492. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.005

Human rights and climate change litigation: should temporal imminence form part of positive rights obligations?

Bell-James, Justine and Collins, Briana (2022). Human rights and climate change litigation: should temporal imminence form part of positive rights obligations?. Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 13 (1), 212-237. doi: 10.4337/jhre.2022.01.09

Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise

Bell‐James, Justine, Fitzsimons, James A., Gillies, Chris L., Shumway, Nicole and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2022). Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (1) e593. doi: 10.1111/csp2.593

Policy solutions to facilitate restoration in coastal marine environments

Shumway, Nicole, Bell-James, Justine, Fitzsimons, James A., Foster, Rose, Gillies, Chris and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2021). Policy solutions to facilitate restoration in coastal marine environments. Marine Policy, 134 104789, 104789. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104789

Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services?

Archibald, Carla L., Dade, Marie C., Sonter, Laura J., Bell-James, Justine, Boldy, Robyn, Cano, Beatriz, Friedman, Rachel S., Siqueira, Flavia Freire, Metzger, Jean Paul, Fitzsimons, James A. and Rhodes, Jonathan R. (2021). Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services?. Environmental Science and Policy, 115, 99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.08.016

Ecosystem services as a metaphor in environmental law: balancing intrinsic and instrumental values

Bell-James, Justine (2020). Ecosystem services as a metaphor in environmental law: balancing intrinsic and instrumental values. University of Queensland Law Journal, 39 (3), 525-548.

Introduction to the Special Issue on Ecosystem Services and Law

Bell-James, Justine, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Phelan, Anya (2020). Introduction to the Special Issue on Ecosystem Services and Law. University of Queensland Law Journal, 39 (3), 389-390. doi: 10.38127/uqlj.v39i3.5651

Can’t see the (mangrove) forest for the trees: Trends in the legal and policy recognition of mangrove and coastal wetland ecosystem services in Australia

Bell-James, Justine, Boardman, Tessa and Foster, Rose (2020). Can’t see the (mangrove) forest for the trees: Trends in the legal and policy recognition of mangrove and coastal wetland ecosystem services in Australia. Ecosystem Services, 45 101148, 101148. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101148

Queensland's Human Rights Act: a new frontier for Australian climate change litigation?

Bell-James, Justine and Collins, Briana (2020). Queensland's Human Rights Act: a new frontier for Australian climate change litigation?. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 43 (1), 3-38.

If we don't mine coal, someone else will: debunking the market substitution assumption in Queensland climate change litigation

Bell-James, Justine and Briana Collins (2020). If we don't mine coal, someone else will: debunking the market substitution assumption in Queensland climate change litigation. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 37, 167-185.

Legal barriers and enablers for reintroducing tides: An Australian case study in reconverting ponded pasture for climate change mitigation

Bell-James, Justine and Lovelock, Catherine E (2019). Legal barriers and enablers for reintroducing tides: An Australian case study in reconverting ponded pasture for climate change mitigation. Land Use Policy, 88 104192, 104192. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104192

Integrating the ecosystem services paradigm into environmental law: a mechanism to protect mangrove ecosystems?

Bell-James, Justine (2019). Integrating the ecosystem services paradigm into environmental law: a mechanism to protect mangrove ecosystems?. Journal of Environmental Law, 31 (2), 291-314. doi: 10.1093/jel/eqz010

Ecologically sustainable development and the Great Barrier Reef: a delicate balance of interests

Bell-James, Justine and Forrest, Craig (2019). Ecologically sustainable development and the Great Barrier Reef: a delicate balance of interests. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 36 (2), 97-112.

Tidal boundaries and climate change mitigation – the curious case of ponded pastures

Bell-James, Justine and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Tidal boundaries and climate change mitigation – the curious case of ponded pastures. Australian Property Law Journal, 27 (2), 114-133.

The right to a healthy environment in Australia

Pointon, Revel and Bell-James, Justine (2019). The right to a healthy environment in Australia. Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity, 7 (2), 76-94.

The recent "careless mortgagee" exceptions to indefeasibility in Australia in light of New Zealand's Land Transfer Act 2017 (NZ) - an opportunity missed?

Bell-James, Justine and Hou, Dorothy Hiu Wan (2018). The recent "careless mortgagee" exceptions to indefeasibility in Australia in light of New Zealand's Land Transfer Act 2017 (NZ) - an opportunity missed?. Australian Law Journal, 92 (12), 950-956.

The art of local government: A preliminary analysis of catastrophe bond’s potential to reduce the insurance gap

Edwards, Ian, Bell-James, Justine and Lindfield, Mark (2018). The art of local government: A preliminary analysis of catastrophe bond’s potential to reduce the insurance gap. Insurance Law Journal, 29, 237-253.

Compliance with statutory directives and the negligence liability of public authorities: climate change and coastal development

Bell-James, Justine and Huggins, Anna (2017). Compliance with statutory directives and the negligence liability of public authorities: climate change and coastal development. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 34 (5), 398-417.

Developing a framework for "Blue Carbon" in Australia: legal and policy considerations

Bell-James, Justine (2016). Developing a framework for "Blue Carbon" in Australia: legal and policy considerations. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 39 (4), 1583-1583.

Public authority liability for negligence in the Post-Ipp era: sceptical reflections on the 'policy defence'

Bell-James, Justine and Barker, Kit (2016). Public authority liability for negligence in the Post-Ipp era: sceptical reflections on the 'policy defence'. Melbourne University Law Review, 40 (1), 1-45.

Reconciling development and conservation under coastal squeeze from rising sea-level

Mills, Morena, Leon, Javier X., Saunders, Megan I., Bell, Justine, Liu, Yan, O’Mara, Julian, Lovelock, Catherine E., Mumby, Peter J., Phinn, Stuart, Possingham, Hugh P., Tulloch, Vigitskaia, Mutafoglu, Konar, Morrison, Tiffany, Callaghan, David, Baldock, Tom, Klein, Carissa and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2016). Reconciling development and conservation under coastal squeeze from rising sea-level. Conservation Letters, 9 (5), 361-368. doi: 10.1111/conl.12213

Implementing an outcomes-based approach to marine biodiversity offsets: lessons from the Great Barrier Reef

Bell, Justine (2016). Implementing an outcomes-based approach to marine biodiversity offsets: lessons from the Great Barrier Reef. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 23 (3), 314-329. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2015.1081837

Perceived and projected flood risk and adaptation in coastal Southeast Queensland, Australia

Mills, Morena, Mutafoglu, Konar, Adams, Vanessa M., Archibald, Carla, Bell, Justine and Leon, Javier X. (2016). Perceived and projected flood risk and adaptation in coastal Southeast Queensland, Australia. Climatic Change, 136 (3-4), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10584-016-1644-y

Climate change litigation in Queensland: a case study in incrementalism

Bell-James, Justine and Ryan, Sean (2016). Climate change litigation in Queensland: a case study in incrementalism. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 33 (6), 515-537.

Coastal defence structures – legal risks and legal opportunities

Bell-James, Justine (2016). Coastal defence structures – legal risks and legal opportunities. Local Government Law Journal, 21, 16-34.

A comparative analysis of the transformation of governance systems: land-use planning for flood risk

Bell, Justine and Morrison, Tiffany (2015). A comparative analysis of the transformation of governance systems: land-use planning for flood risk. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 17 (4), 516-534. doi: 10.1080/1523908X.2014.986567

Maps, laws and planning policy: working with biophysical and spatial uncertainty in the case of sea level rise

Bell, Justine, Saunders, Megan I., Leon, Javier X., Mills, Morena, Kythreotis, Andrew, Phinn, Stuart, Mumby, Peter J., Lovelock, Catherine E., Hoegh-Huldberg, Ove and Morrison, T. H. (2014). Maps, laws and planning policy: working with biophysical and spatial uncertainty in the case of sea level rise. Environmental Science and Policy, 44, 247-257. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.07.018

Legal frameworks for unique ecosystems – how can the EPBC Act offsets policy address the impact of development on seagrass?

Bell, Justine, Saunders, Megan I., Lovelock, Catherine E. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2014). Legal frameworks for unique ecosystems – how can the EPBC Act offsets policy address the impact of development on seagrass?. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 31 (1), 34-46.

Retreat from retreat: the backward evolution of sea-level rise policy in Australia, and the implications for local government

Bell, Justine and Baker-Jones, Mark (2014). Retreat from retreat: the backward evolution of sea-level rise policy in Australia, and the implications for local government. Local Government Law Journal, 19, 23-35.

Carbon farming could restore Australia's southern coastal wetlands

Lovelock, Catherine, Bell, Justine and Rogers, Kerrylee (2013). Carbon farming could restore Australia's southern coastal wetlands. ECOS (183) doi: 10.1071/ec13111

Insuring mangrove forests for their role in mitigating coastal erosion and storm-surge: an Australian case study

Bell, Justine and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2013). Insuring mangrove forests for their role in mitigating coastal erosion and storm-surge: an Australian case study. Wetlands, 33 (2), 279-289. doi: 10.1007/s13157-013-0382-4

When will a flood be classified as a ‘flood’? A review of the Insurance Contracts Act reform

Bell, Justine (2012). When will a flood be classified as a ‘flood’? A review of the Insurance Contracts Act reform. Insurance Law Journal, 23 (3), 312-323.

Planning for climate change and sea level rise: Queensland's new coastal plan

Bell, Justine (2012). Planning for climate change and sea level rise: Queensland's new coastal plan. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 29 (1), 61-74.

It's raining claims: Challenging decisions on insurance through the Financial Ombudsman Service

Bell, Justine and Derrington, Sarah (2011). It's raining claims: Challenging decisions on insurance through the Financial Ombudsman Service. Proctor, 31 (9), 18-20.

Flood insurance, denials of claim and the role of the Financial Ombudsman Service

Bell, Justine (2011). Flood insurance, denials of claim and the role of the Financial Ombudsman Service. Insurance Law Journal, 22 (1), 40-50.

Tree clearing, hunger strikes and Kyoto targets – The need for a middle ground

Bell, Justine (2011). Tree clearing, hunger strikes and Kyoto targets – The need for a middle ground. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 28 (3), 201-212.

A voice of reason: Reflections on Australia

Bell, Justine (2011). A voice of reason: Reflections on Australia. Alternative Law Journal, 36 (1), 71.

Insurance for extreme weather events in Australia – current policy trends, and future directions

Bell, Justine (2011). Insurance for extreme weather events in Australia – current policy trends, and future directions. Macquarie Journal of Business Law, 8, 339-357.

The shared land information platform in Western Australia: A blueprint for sustainable management of land?

Bell, Justine (2010). The shared land information platform in Western Australia: A blueprint for sustainable management of land?. Flinders Law Journal, 12 (2), 105-129.

Greening the land title register - How can the land title register assist with sustainable decision-making?

Bell, Justine (2010). Greening the land title register - How can the land title register assist with sustainable decision-making?. Australian Property Law Journal, 18 (3), 263-284.

Use of property rights registers for sustainability – A Queensland case study

Bell, Justine and Christensen, Sharon (2009). Use of property rights registers for sustainability – A Queensland case study. Australian Property Law Journal, 17 (1), 86-103.

From protection to restoration of Australia’s coastal wetlands

Bell-James, Justine (2023). From protection to restoration of Australia’s coastal wetlands . Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 16-17 February 2023.

Queensland’s Human Rights Act and climate change litigation

Bell-James, Justine (2022). Queensland’s Human Rights Act and climate change litigation. 35th LAWASIA Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 18-21 November 2022.

Carbon abatement in marine areas: the potential of the Emissions Reduction Fund

Bell-James, Justine (2022). Carbon abatement in marine areas: the potential of the Emissions Reduction Fund. Maritime Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 12-14 October 2022.

Key priorities for integrating coastal wetland ecosystem services into law and policy – results of an empirical study in Australia

Bell-James, Justine, Foster, Rose and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2022). Key priorities for integrating coastal wetland ecosystem services into law and policy – results of an empirical study in Australia. Australian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference, Ballina, NSW, Australia, 4-7 October 2022.

Coastal wetland restoration in Australia and the need for holistic consideration of ecosystem services

Bell-James, Justine (2022). Coastal wetland restoration in Australia and the need for holistic consideration of ecosystem services. IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 12-15 July 2022.

Integrating the ecosystem services paradigm into environmental law: a mechanism to protect wetlands?

Bell-James, Justine (2019). Integrating the ecosystem services paradigm into environmental law: a mechanism to protect wetlands?. AMSN 2019 Wetlands of the Future, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 18-20 June 2019.

Legal liability and climate change

Bell-James, Justine (2019). Legal liability and climate change. EIANZ Climate Change Forum, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 6 November 2019.

Legal liability for decisions

Bell-James, Justine (2019). Legal liability for decisions. Climate Resilient Queensland Executive Seminar, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25 September 2019.

Queensland’s Human Rights Act: a new frontier for Australian climate change litigation?

Bell-James, Justine and Collins, Briana (2019). Queensland’s Human Rights Act: a new frontier for Australian climate change litigation?. Human Rights and Climate Change Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 October 2019.

Reconverting ponded pastures to saline wetlands - a case example in rural land restoration

Bell-James, Justine (2019). Reconverting ponded pastures to saline wetlands - a case example in rural land restoration. Ecological Restoration and Rural Landscapes in Australia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18 November 2019.

Ecosystem based adaptation in coastal areas: lessons from selected case studies

Bell-James, Justine (2018). Ecosystem based adaptation in coastal areas: lessons from selected case studies. Asia-Pacific Workshop on International Law, Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts, Hobart, 13-14 February 2018.

More than the sum of its parts: how can the law holistically recognise coastal ecosystem services?

Bell-James, Justine (2018). More than the sum of its parts: how can the law holistically recognise coastal ecosystem services?. Environmental Frontiers IV Colloquium, Hobart, 6-7 February 2018.

Blue Carbon Within the International Climate Law Framework: Can Further Innovation in the UNFCCC Framework Protect Coastal Ecosystems

Bell, Justine (2016). Blue Carbon Within the International Climate Law Framework: Can Further Innovation in the UNFCCC Framework Protect Coastal Ecosystems. The Sixth International Four Societies Conference: International Law, Innovation and the Environment, Waterloo, Canada, 21-22 July 2016.

Climate change adaptation: guided by the law. A report on the Changing Winds: Climate Change & the Law workshops held in Suva, Fiji and Apia, Samoa, August 2013

Baker-Jones, Mark, Burton, Donovan, Bell, Justine and Chang Seng, Denis (2013). Climate change adaptation: guided by the law. A report on the Changing Winds: Climate Change & the Law workshops held in Suva, Fiji and Apia, Samoa, August 2013. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: DLA Piper.