PhD, LLM (Unimelb); JD (ADMU); BSc (DLSU) 

Research interests 

International Law

Climate Change

Law and Development 

International Finance 

International Institutional Law

Biography 

Dr Nina Araneta-Alana holds a Bachelor of Science from the De La Salle University (cum laude). She completed her Juris Doctor at the Ateneo de Manila University and her Master of Laws at the University of Melbourne. She was awarded her PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2023. 

Nina teaches and researches in international law and climate change. She has taught subjects in Environmental Law, Media Law and the Regulation of Digital Platforms. She is a member of the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, and the Cities and Environment Research Network (Melbourne). She acted as National Special Rapporteur for Australia for the International Academy of Comparative Law General Congress in 2022.

Nina has extensive experience in international financial transactions, leading and providing significant legal support in projects in renewable energy, development and infrastructure when she was working in leading law firms in Manila, Philippines and for the Asian Development Bank. 

Publications

• Araneta-Alana, N 2023, ‘Climate Finance and Governance’ in Ruth Buchanan, Luis Eslava and Sundhya Pahuja (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development (Oxford University Press, 2023)
• Araneta-Alana, N 2014, ‘Discretionary Power, Corruption, and Separation of Powers: An Evaluation of the Pork Barrel System from the Rule of Law Perspective’, Ateneo Law Journal, vol 59, p 411 
• Araneta-Alana, N 2014, ‘Islamic Banking and Finance Promotion and Development in the Philippines: Legal and Regulatory Issues’, Melismata, vol 2, p 43 
• Araneta-Alana, N 2013, ‘The Food and Agriculture Organization as Agent of Civic Environmentalism Discourse in the Intersect of REDD+, Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security,’ Ateneo Law Journal, vol 57, p 577
• Araneta-Alana, N 2003, ‘People v. Vallejo: Setting the Precedent for the Admission of DNA Evidence’, Ateneo Law Journal, vol 48 p 32

Projects and Grants 

• Reconceiving Engagement with International Law in a Populist Era (Postdoctoral Fellow)