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Alois Mugadza, PhD

Alois Mugadza, PhD

Teaching and Research Fellow (International Environmental Law)
Potrait of Dr. Alois Mugadza

Dr. Alois Aldridge Mugadza is a Teaching and Research Fellow at the Caribbean Environmental Law Unit, Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies. He coordinates and lectures in Advanced International Environmental Law at the postgraduate level and Caribbean Environmental Law at the undergraduate level. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Groningen, where he worked on a project focused on resource security and democracy in South African rural communities. He has also held research positions at the University of Johannesburg and collaborated with institutions such as Utrecht University, North West University, and the University of Fort Hare.

With extensive experience in environmental law, Dr. Mugadza has worked with global organizations, including Natural Justice, the Centre for Water Security and Cooperation, IUCN's Environmental Law Centre, and the United Nations University. He is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and a UNFCCC-nominated expert, contributing to policy and governance initiatives in international environmental law.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

2009

Master of Environmental Law (LLM)

University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

2014

Ph.D (cum laude)

University of Girona, Spain

2020

Research Areas

International Environmental Law

Environmental Law

Energy Law

Food Law

Water Law

Teaching Areas

Advanced International Environmental Law

Caribbean Environmental Law

Affiliations

European Society of International Law
Roster of Experts - Nominated experts - UNFCCC
Environmental Law Association of South Africa
Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (BORDA)
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law
Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment - a Network for the Creation of Change
Earth System Governance Research

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