Surrey Centre for International and Environmental Law (SCIEL)

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The Surrey Centre for International and Environmental Law (SCIEL) is a hub for interdisciplinary research on international and environmental law and policy. As a team of legal experts, SCIEL prioritises the identification and resolution of challenges within legal reform and development, striving to implement preventative and precautionary measures whilst also enhancing the operation of justice through impactful research.

SCIEL exhibits expertise in numerous areas such as environmental law, human rights law, law of armed conflict, security, criminal justice, and migration, among others. Their core research addresses the myriad global challenges, which involve various areas like environmental issues, conflict between nations, and migration influenced by conflicts or environmental degradation. The mission at SCIEL is not merely centred on problem-solving, but also on prevention and procedural or regulatory reform. The objective is to utilise the legal acumen of the team in developing future-oriented solutions while ensuring an efficient justice system.

The complex nature of these global challenges often interrelates and triggers conflict and unrest, causing a domino effect in other areas under SCIEL's purview. Therefore, SCIEL's work involves procedural reform in international courts, regulatory reform for waste pollution, risk regulation in drinking water supplies, and legal reform for new forms of displacement and migration. SCIEL comprises lawyers adept at meeting these challenges, often collaborating with other disciplines to tackle the complexity of global issues. As individuals and as part of multidisciplinary teams, SCIEL members conduct research, run workshops, build capacity, teach, and consult for various stakeholders. SCIEL strives for adaptability and proactivity, seeking solutions through legal research that will act as catalysts for change and a better world.

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University of Surrey
Guildford