Department of Public, Constitutional and International Law
College of Law |
School of Law |
Department: Public, Constitutional and International |
Senior Lecturer
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Tel: |
012 429 2855
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E-mail: |
ntolasy@unisa.ac.za
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Qualifications
- LLB – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (now Nelson Mandela University)
- LLM Public Law (Research) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (now Nelson Mandela University)
- MPhil in Sustainable Mineral Resource Development -University of Cape Town (awaiting graduation)
- LLD – University of Pretoria
Currently teaching
- International Law
- International Economic Law
- Environmental Law
Fields of academic interests
- International Law of the Sea
- International Environmental Law
Books
- “The Indian Ocean Rim Association” in The law of the sea and Africa: contemporary norms and practices Vol IV (with Prof Narnia Bohler Muller) (Publisher: Juta & Company) (forthcoming).
- “Governing the extractive industry in the extended continental shelf: Mauritius and Seychelles in the Mascarene Plateau” in Minerals under water: the science of politics of the next frontier for extractive industries (Publisher: Anthem Press) (forthcoming).
- “Law of the sea and Africa” in Handbook on the law of the sea (with Prof Dire Tladi) (Publisher: Cambridge University Press) (forthcoming).
- “African and the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles” in Chapter 11 of Vol IV of The law of the sea: Contemporary norms and practices in Africa (Publisher: Juta & Company) (online).
- “Sailing towards prosperity: Africa’s ocean governance agenda in the 21st century” in Sustainable development in Africa: Fostering sustainability in one of the world’s most promising continents (2021) (Publisher: Springer) at 671-687.
- “Convention on the law of the sea (UNCLOS) and blue economy (Chapter VIII)” in A handbook on the blue economy in the Indian Ocean (2018) (Publisher: AISA Press) at 127 – 146.
- “Blue economy and the Indian Ocean Rim: African perspectives” (with Prof Patrick Vrancken) in A handbook on the blue economy in the Indian Ocean (2018) (Publisher: AISA Press) at 147 – 169.
Journal articles
- “The enforcement of pollution prevention measures in a jointly claimed extended continental shelf: Examining Mauritius and Seychelles’ Treaty Framework in the Mascarene Plateau” (with Prof Dire Tladi and Prof Harro Von Blottnitz) in Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa (2024) 57(3) (online).
- “South Africa’s governance perspective on the Indian Ocean Rim Association’s (IORA) focus area on women’s economic empowerment” in Agenda: Empowering women and gender equity special issue titled “Prototypical women” (2020) 34(4) at 98-111.
- “Africa and the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles: Developments and challenges” in South African Yearbook of International Law (2017) 42 at 169 – 199.
- “Delimitation of maritime boundaries on Africa’s eastern seaboard” (with Prof Patrick Vrancken) in Journal on Ocean Law and Governance in Africa (2016) 1 at 54 – 104.
- “Land sovereignty and LOSC: The Chagos Marine Protected Area Arbitration (Republic of Mauritius v United Kingdom)” (with Patrick Vrancken) in South African Yearbook of International Law (2014) 39 at 105 – 134.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- Managing editor: Journal of Ocean Governance (published by Juta & Company)
- Academic Merit Certificate from UP Student Representative Council (2024).
- Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans for Environment Category (2023).
- NMU Academic Award for the “Best LLM Dissertation” (2015).