Welcome to the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance (SCELG). We are based at the University of Strathclyde Law School in Glasgow, Scotland. We strive for globally impactful research, teaching and knowledge exchange in a wide range of interconnected areas of environmental law and governance.
The Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance was established in 2012 and has benefited from a large investment in 2016. It brings together more than twenty researchers including staff, PhD and visiting researchers based at Strathclyde Law School and welcomes experts from other disciplines.
We aim to identify and shape emerging areas of legal research in environmental governance with a strong development focus, including through innovative teaching geared towards students' global employability and through collaborations with global practitioners.
Events
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22Apr2022
Climate Impact Assessment
Climate Impact Assessment for Fossil Fuel Projects in the Era of Energy Transition
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4Mar2022
Grassroots Led Approaches to Securing Climate Justice in Africa
An event discussing the leveraging of existing legal approaches and tools to secure climate justice in Africa
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4May2022
SCELG X Anniversary Colloquium on Global Environmental Law and Governance
In 2012 Strathclyde Law School launched the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance (SCELG). Ten years later SCELG is now firmly one of the leading environmental law centres in the UK and will celebrate its anniversary by sharing its own approach to global environmental law and governance.
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27May2022
Environmental Litigation before the ICJ: How effective can it be?
In his presentation Edgardo will provide a brief overview of the environmental cases that have been before the ICJ
News
Highlighting critical gaps in decision making on deep-seabed mining
Professor Morgera was invited by the World Economic Forum to contribute to a webinar on “Decision-Making on Deep-Sea Mineral Stewardship: A Supply Chain Perspective.”
One Ocean Hub at “Code red, the planet is burning!"
One Ocean Hub at “Code red, the planet is burning! Children’s rights to a healthy, safe and sustainable environment in the midst of a climate crisis?” Conference
Professor Morgera at Glion Dialogue on the international recognition of the human right to a healthy environment
Professor Elisa Morgera was invited to the eighth Glion Human Rights Dialogue
SCELG Researcher Dr Iyan Offor Publishes Research on Global Animal Law
Dr Iyan Offor has published his research results in the Asian Journal of International Law
Labs & Incubators
Our collaborative projects for peer learning and peer review

Third Festival of Environmental Law & Governance
29 April - 2 May 2019

Find out more about events
The Centre organises a lively series of events that include conferences, guest lectures and seminars, which are open to interested people across and outside the University. Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance members also participate in events around the word.
One Ocean Hub
