Fran Humphries

Biographic Data

ID4171460
NAMEFran Humphries
GIVEN NAMESFran
FAMILY NAMEHumphries
SIGNATUREHUMPHRIES F
AFFILIATIONSGriffith University
ORCID0000-0002-5476-4669
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The Multiple Meanings of ‘Delinking’ and ‘Decoupling’ to Describe Multilateral Access and Benefit-Sharing

    Open AccessMichelle Rourke, Mark Eccleston-Turner et al.ARTICLETransnational Environmental Law2026

    The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Pandemic Agreement in May 2025. The contentious Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system was incorporated as an Annex, to be negotiated at a later date. Access and benefit-sharing (ABS) was introduced into international environmental law to make access to genetic resources conditional on, or ‘linked’ to, the sharing of benefits associated with using those resources. The negotiation for a mu…

  • A tiered approach to the marine genetic resource governance framework under the proposed UNCLOS agreement for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)

    Open AccessFran Humphries, Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2020

    Developing a governance framework for Marine Genetic Resources (MGRs) is a crucial element of the proposed treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Negotiating countries' positions on MGRs, including questions on the sharing of benefits from their use, range from no regulation to elaborate infrastructure for access and benefit sharing (ABS) of all MGRs. This article propos…

  • Practical policy solutions for the final stage of BBNJ treaty negotiations

    Open AccessFran Humphries, Harriet Harden‐Davies et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2020

    The oceans are facing a catastrophic decline in biodiversity. States are now in the final stage of negotiations for an implementing agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to fill governance gaps for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. This paper outlines the apparent areas of convergence and divergence between States on the 2019 draft treaty text. It outlines the c…

  • Rights of Nature

    Open AccessHarriet Harden‐Davies, Harriet Harden-Davies et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2020

    The development of a new international legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ agreement) is in the final negotiation phase. Legal recognition of rights of nature is emerging worldwide as a fresh imperative to preserve ecological integrity, safeguard human wellbeing, broaden participation in decision-making, and give a voice to nature – but so far exclusively wi…

  • Sharing aquatic genetic resources across jurisdictions

    Open AccessFran HumphriesARTICLEInternational Environmental…2018

    International regimes regulating access and benefit sharing were originally designed to promote conservation and fairness objectives concerning the use of the world’s biological resources for their genetic material value. These regimes determine from whom permission is required to take the resources and who obtains the benefits of their use. They have evolved separate frameworks in three distinct jurisdictional areas—within national jurisdiction,…

  • A Stewardship Approach to ‘Legitimate Interests’ in Deep Sea Genetic Resources for Use in Aquaculture

    Fran HumphriesARTICLEUniversity of New South Wales Law…2017

    The aquaculture sector’s interest in areas beyond national jurisdiction (‘deep sea’) is emerging in a regulatory vacuum for accessing aquatic genetic resources and sharing the benefits from their use. A key question is how to balance the ‘legitimate’ interests of creators of deep sea genetic resource technology inventions with the public interest in sharing the genetic materials and knowledge with others to create new technologies and aquaculture…