Dr. Patricia Galvão Ferreira

Biography

Patricia Galvão Ferreira is an Associate Professor at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, and co-editor of the 4th edition of the Canadian Environmental Law Policy Coursebook published by Emond. Her scholarship addresses various topics within international law, including international environmental law, climate justice, climate finance, and environmental justice. She holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Toronto and a Master of Laws in International Human Rights Law from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Galvão Ferreira has previously served as an assistant professor and academic director at the University of Windsor's Transnational Environmental Law Policy Clinic. Her experiences include working with scientific communities on environmental policy and being a board member of the Transnational Law and Racial Justice Network. Additionally, she has extensive experience in human rights law and has worked as a lawyer for five years. She has also been a Postdoctoral Fellow researching international climate law and has recently served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University. Her research focuses on transnational environmental law justice, particularly in relation to international climate law and sustainable food systems.

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