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Personal Statement
I am an academic at the Strathclyde Law School, whose main area of expertise is international and EU environmental law. As a researcher, my main interest lies in assessing how legal systems, from global and comparative perspectives, interact and contribute to, or hinder, more sustainable patterns of social reproduction. De/coloniality and critical perspectives on ‘global’ law are important perspectives to my teaching and research.
My recent work is developing along two specific lines of research. One focuses on the subjectivisation of ecosystems and Nature as an emerging trend in comparative environmental law. Another seeks to develop critical, socio-legal perspectives on the complex relationship between sustainability and tourism, which is a globally burgeoning economic sector with major -increasingly contested- social and environmental impacts.
More generally, I have an established track-record of published research about the compliance with and enforcement of international environmental law and, more specifically, of multilateral environmental treaties. My recent publications in this field discuss the respective remits and performances of international courts and treaty-specific compliance procedures.
After joining the Strathclyde Law School, I have also engaged extensively in knowledge exchange activities. These have focused on the implications of the UK’s decision to leave the EU on environmental law and governance in Scotland, as well as the sentencing of environmental crimes in Scotland. I have also collaborated with the UN Environment Programme for the development of CPD materials on the international legal framework for the protection of the ozone layer.
Academic / Professional qualifications
PhD, University of Barcelona
LLM, University of Barcelona
Diplôme des Hautes Études Européenes et Internationales, Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales (Nice, France)
LLB, University of Barcelona
Research Interests
Global law, Public International law, EU law, comparative law, decoloniality, rights of Nature, global justice, Anthropocene
Sustainability and tourism, critical tourism studies
Regime interactions, compliance with and enforcement of multilateral environmental treaties, transnational environmental crime
EU environmental law, external environmental policy of the EU
Brexit and environmental law and governance in Scotland
Teaching Interests
At PGT level, I lead or co-lead the following subjects within the LLM in Global Environmental Law and Governance:
- Global Environmental Law: Issues of Equity and Sustainability (with Dr Saskia Vermeylen)
- Public International Law & the Environment
- EU Environmental Law
I also contribute to modules such as ‘Environmental Treaties: Fragmentation and Regime Interactions’, ‘Fisheries Law and Sustainability’, and ‘Blue Economy and International Law’.
At undergraduate level, I lead the 'Environmental Law (Hons)' module. I have designed and will lead the new 2nd and 3rd year elective 'An Introduction to Environmental Law'.
In the past years, I have also lectured Public International Law and led tutorials in Public Law.
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):
External positions
Visiting scholar, University of Barcelona - Faculty of Law
3 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025
Earth System Governance Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Research Alliance
4 Jul 2019 → …
Associated Researcher, Tarragona Centre for Environmental Law Studies (CEDAT)
1 Nov 2016 → …
Keywords
- International Environmental Law
- EU Environmental Law
- Global Law
- comparative environmental law
- Human Rights
- Rights of Nature
- Anthropocene
- Sustainability
- Tourism
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Sustainability and Tourism: Towards a new socio-legal research agenda
Cardesa-Salzmann, A. (Principal Investigator) & Ntona, M. (Principal Investigator)
14/05/24 → 15/09/25
Project: Internally funded project
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ILSSToGo: The International Legal System for Sustainable Tourism Governance
Huici Sancho, L. (Principal Investigator), Álvarez Verdugo, M. (Principal Investigator) & Cardesa-Salzmann, A. (Researcher)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Tackling the global challenges of tourism and sustainability: epistemic subsidiarity and posthuman democracy?
Cardesa-Salzmann, A., 6 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Tourism vs sustainability: critical, comparative, and socio-legal perspectives
Cardesa-Salzmann, A., 6 Jun 2025, p. 1-18. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Prizes
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Juan de la Cierva Fellowship
Cardesa-Salzmann, A. (Recipient), 31 Oct 2013
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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University of Barcelona - Faculty of Law
Cardesa-Salzmann, A. (Visiting researcher)
3 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025Activity: Visiting an External Institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Sustainable Tourism? Toward a new socio-legal research agenda
Cardesa-Salzmann, A. (Organiser), Ntona, M. (Organiser), Huici Sancho, L. (Organiser) & Álvarez Verdugo, M. (Organiser)
5 Jun 2025 → 6 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Organiser of major conference