philippe cullet

Dr Philippe Cullet is a Reader in Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London (SOAS) where he teaches law related to the environment, natural resources and intellectual property. He is a Founding Director and the Programme Director for Europe of IELRC.

He studied law at the University of Geneva and King’s College London (LLM). He received an MA in development studies from SOAS and went on to receive his doctoral degree in international environmental law from Stanford Law School, Stanford University.

His current research interests include different fields in the area of environment and natural resource law, including biodiversity, biosafety, equity, global warming, water as well as human rights, international law and the socio-economic aspects of intellectual property protection.

Dr Cullet is also the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD Journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal jointly published by IELRC and SOAS.

Books and edited books