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Personal Statement
Dr Stephanie Switzer is an academic at the Strathclyde Law School and has expertise in the fields of International Trade Law and Global Health Law. She works and practices in these fields and together with colleagues, has collaborated with a number of organisations such as the Scottish Government, the European Commission, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organisation on policy relevant research and consultancies.
Stephanie is a co-investigator in the UKRI funded One Ocean Hub and is also a founding member of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance. She has held a large number of leadership roles while at Strathclyde and was Associate Dean Postgraduate (Taught) for the HaSS Faculty from 2015 until 2017. She is currently the Director of the Strathclyde Law School's postgraduate taught programmes and has advised other UK Universities on their postgraduate offerings. She also co-organised the XVI instalment of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law in 2018 and supervises doctoral projects in her fields of expertise. She was previously a Member of the Law Society of Scotland's Education and Training subcommittee and played a leading role in the development of Strathclyde's English Law programmes.
Teaching Interests
Global Health Law, Law of the World Trade Organisation
Academic / Professional qualifications
LLB (Hons), Queen's University Belfast
PhD, University College Dublin
PG Cert LTHE
Member of the Higher Education Academy
Research Interests
Regime interactions; special and differential treatment; Law of the World Trade Organisation; Global health 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):
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GCRF One Ocean Hub
Morgera, E., Baum, T., Cathcart, A., Clark, B., Da Lomba, S., Heath, M., Revie, M., Sindico, F., Switzer, S., Vermeylen, S. & Webster, E.
NERC (Natural Environment Research Council)
13/02/19 → 12/02/24
Project: Research
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Nagoya Protocol Article 4(4)
Switzer, S., Morgera, E. & Tsioumani, E.
1/10/17 → 15/03/18
Project: Research
Research output
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International law to the rescue or clutching at (plastic) straws? Reflections on the birth of a "full lifecycle" plastics treaty
Switzer, S. & Morgera, E., 5 May 2022, 5 p. Glasgow : University of Strathclyde.Research output: Other contribution
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Reflections on the new UN process to develop a treaty on plastics
Switzer, S. & Morgera, E., 4 May 2022, GlasgowResearch output: Other contribution
Prizes
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2018 Outstanding Paper award - Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
Switzer, Stephanie (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Pandemic Treaty workshop
Stephanie Switzer (Participant)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference session on Path dependency and the failure of International environmental law
Stephanie Switzer (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk