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About Us
Established in 1983, Macquarie University's Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) is Australia's oldest continually functioning environmental law centre. Our mission is to drive transformative change through cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that provides solutions to the triple planetary crisis of environmental pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss. CEL researchers have expertise in the fields of sustainable development, business and human rights, environmental law, climate change, ecocide, food systems, ocean governance and biodiversity law.
CEL collaborates with UN agencies, governments, universities, think tanks, businesses and civil society organisations to develop effective law and policy tools to support a sustainable common future. We have built strong collaborative links with research centres and other partners in Asia Pacific.
Strategic Priorities
Our strategic research priorities are: Sustainable development; Responsible business; Regenerative food systems; Climate change; and Eco-justice
Governance & History
The CEL is governed by an executive group, with support of a distinguished advisory board including:
- Prof Ben Boer (Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney)
- Dr Nick Brunton (Partner, Norton Rose Australia)
- Prof Martina Linnenluecke (Professor, UTS Business School, Sydney)
- Hon Justice Brian Preston SC (Chief Judge, Land and Environment Court, New South Wales)
- Prof Benjamin J. Richardson (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania)
- Prof QIN Tianbao (Professor and Director of Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University)
Centre Leadership
Director: Professor Surya Deva
Deputy Director: Dr Constantinos Yiallourides
Executive Group: Surya Deva, Constantinos Yiallourides, Shawkat Alam, Cathy Sherry, and Peter Davies
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Profiles
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Zara Bending
- Macquarie Law School - Academic Casual
- Centre for Environmental Law (CEL)
- Macquarie School of Social Sciences - Academic Casual
- Faculty of Arts
Person: Doctor of Philosophy, Teaching only
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Daley Birkett
- Macquarie Law School - Senior Lecturer
- Centre for Environmental Law (CEL)
- Financial Integrity Hub (FIH)
Person: Teaching and research
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Sustainable Investment Agreements: The Case of India
Deva, S., Alam, S. & Ranjan, P.
10/08/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Change in the Law of the Sea: Context, Mechanisms and Practice, written by Rozemarijn J. Roland Holst
Yiallourides, C., 6 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article/Exhibition review
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Promoting climate justice through international law: climate litigation and climate advisory opinions
Yiallourides, C. & Kenny, J., 15 Mar 2023, British Institute of International & Comparative Law (BIICL). 16 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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China and the Madrid Protocol, past, present and future
Chen, J. & Liu, N., 25 Jan 2022, In: Antarctic Affairs. 8, p. 53-61 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prizes
Activities
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Australia's CO2 Capture & Storage Environmental Obligations
Constantinos Yiallourides (Expert Witness)
26 May 2023Activity: End user engagement and expertise › Expert witness
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Law and Nature Dialogue: Ecocide—Australian and global perspectives
Daley J. Birkett (Organiser)
12 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Chinese Journal of Environmental Law (Journal)
Shawkat Alam (Editor), Nengye Liu (Editor) & Michelle Lim (Editor)
2023Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Editorial work
Press/Media
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South China Morning Post: Is China a key motivation for Australia’s A$804 million Antarctica funding boost?
Nengye Liu
2/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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China Dialogue: Will Antarctic waters receive new protection?
Nengye Liu
14/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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China Dialogue: Krill, the tiny creature with a huge ocean footprint
Nengye Liu
25/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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'Reducing Barriers to Women's Involvement in Global Trade',
Vij Nagarajan (Participant)
Impact: Policy impacts