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Biography

Dr Evelyn (Li) Wang joined Northumbria Law School in January 2024. Evelyn holds a Ph.D in Law and an LL.M in International Law from Newcastle University. Her research is mainly about constitutional environmental mechanisms, such as state environmental duties and individuals' right to a healthy environment, especially from a comparative perspective. Evelyn has a general interest in all legal issues related to the environment and sustainability. In particular, areas of interest include environmental constitutionalism, human rights and the environment, China's ecological civilisation construction, comparative environmental governance, access to environmental justice and rights-based climate change litigation. She has presented at international and domestic conferences, and published on prestigious environmental law journals. Evelyn currently is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teaches the following modules: Human Rights and Law Reform, English and European Legal Systems and Law and Society. Evelyn has recently been invited to deliver guest lectures at Fudan University Law School and School of Law, East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, China.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Law, PhD, An Analysis of Constitutional Environmental Design in China, Newcastle University

Sept 2019Dec 2023

Award Date: 28 Mar 2024

Law, PGCert, Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training, Newcastle University

Sept 2019Jun 2020

Award Date: 7 Jul 2020

Law, LLM, International Law, Newcastle University

Sept 2016Aug 2017

Award Date: 11 Oct 2017

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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