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Medhini Pathirana

Medhini Pathirana

PhD Student

Biography

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

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Research

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Centre of European Law

Founded in 1974, The Centre of European Law (CEL) is one of the oldest research centres of its kind. We are known around the world as research leaders in European law – a role that is even more crucial in the current political climate.