Medhini is a PhD candidate working between the Dickson Poon School of Law and the School of Geography, fully funded by a ESRC studentship under the LISS DTP.

Medhini's research concerns climate litigation and development studies, with a primary focus on Global South litigation. She works alongside this as a research assistant at the Policy Institute at King's College London.

Medhini holds a MSc in Environment, Politics and Development from King's College London and a BA in Politics and International Relations from Queen Mary, University of London.

PhD Thesis

The Developmental Conditions and Impacts of Strategic Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation

Supervisory Team

Dr Yael Lifshitz (Co-Supervisor)

Dr Leslie-Anne Duvic-Paoli (Co-Supervisor)

Professor Alex Loftus (Second Supervisor)

Research Interests

Climate Change

Environmental Law

Human Rights Law