I. Basic Information
Name: Abid Hussain
Position: Faculty Member
Email: 202630004@gdufs.edu.cn; abidhussainpk@yahoo.com
II. Education and Work Experience
(1) Educational Background
September 2018 to June 2023, School of Law, Wuhan University, Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Law
September 2015 to June 2017, School of Law, Ocean University of China, Master of Laws, Environmental and Natural Resources Law
March 2014 to March 2016, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Master of Science in Sustainable Water Sanitation Health and Development
March 2010 to March 2014, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
(2) Work Experience
September 2026 to date, Faculty Member, School of Law, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
September 2023 to September 2025, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Law, Dalian Maritime University
February 2013 to January 2014, Research Associate, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad
(3) Study Abroad/Visiting Research/Advanced Training
Experience
Yeosu Academy of the Law of the Sea, Korea Maritime Institute, October-November, 2024
ASEAN Law and Policy Academy, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, August 2025
III. Teaching
Undergraduate Courses Taught: International Organizations Law
Graduate Courses Taught: International Environmental Law, Law of the Sea, International Water Law, Climate Change Law
Guest Lecture, Transboundary Plastic Governance in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy, Bangladesh, December 13, 2025.
Guest Lecture, Transboundary Water Governance in the Indus River Basin. Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, November 13, 2025.
Guest Lecture, Challenges and Opportunities of Law to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals. University of PGRI Semarang, Indonesia, November 16, 2022.
IV. Research
Core Research Areas: International Environmental Law, Law of the Sea, International Water Law
Research Projects:
In 2022-23, “Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans under the Scaling-up of GLOF Risk Reduction in Northern Pakistan Project”, UNDP, GCF and the Ministry of Climate Change.
In 2013-14, participated in “Sedimentation of Large Dams - Case Study of Indus at Tarbela”, Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), Germany.
In 2013-14, participated in “50 years of Environmentally Sustainable Development of Islamabad, Pakistan.” Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
Research Papers:
1. Operationalising the Cooperation Principle in the Global Plastics Treaty: Lessons for Transboundary Plastic Governance. Ocean & Coastal Management, 276, 108140, 2026 (SCIE; Q1), First Author
2. Regulating Transboundary Riverine Plastic Pollution: Implications for the Global Plastics Treaty, Environment, Development and Sustainability journal, 1-23, 2025 (SCIE; Q2), First Author.
3. The UN global water conventions and riverine plastic regulation: the role of Asian States, Russian Law Journal, 11(3s), 232-242, 2023 (ESCI when published), First Author.
4. Strengthening Global Hydro-Spheric Plastic Regulation: Toward an Overarching Plastic Treaty, IJLMH, 6 (2), 1967 – 1979, 2023, First Author.
5. Exploring Potential Legal, Policy and Management Approaches to Enhance Marine Plastic Regulation, Global Legal Studies Review, VIII(I), 11-20, 2023, First Author.
Conference Papers:
Piracy, Maritime Freedom, and ASEAN: Historical Lessons for a Fragmenting International Order, ASEAN Law & Policy Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore, August 19, 2025.
Integrating Cooperation Principle into the Operational Measures of the Global Plastic Treaty: Implications for Transboundary Plastic Regulation, 4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress, IUCN/WCEL, Morocco, May 2025.
Freedom of the Seas in the Age of Piracy: Exploring the Role of Piracy in Shaping and Challenging the Legal Principles of Maritime Freedom, Workshop on the Freedom of the Seas and Freedom of the Individual, SOAS University of London, UK, Feb 7, 2025.
River-based Regulation of Plastic Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Oceans and Marine Environment, 17th IUCN Colloquium 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
V. Other
Honors: In 2025, Recognized on the Honour Roll by the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, for the 2025 ASEAN Law and Policy Academy.
Guided Student Achievement: Coached Wuhan University International Students’ Model United Nations to win the Beijing International Model United Nations in Beijing and the Future We Want Model United Nations in New York
Memberships:
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) (2026-2029)
Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) (2025-26)
International Water Association (IWA)
Global Fellow, Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy (2026-to date)
Newspaper articles:
The many transformative lessons I have learned at university, China Daily
How I survived the world's strictest Covid-19 lockdown in Wuhan, The Express Tribune
Cycling across China, we witnessed firsthand the irresistible charm of the land and its people, Dawn.com
My Wuhan COVID-19 diaries - Effectively combating a global pandemic, the Chinese way, Wuhan University.
