Astrid is a PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School and is a member of the Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law and the Melbourne Climate Futures Academy (MCFA).
Astrid specializes in the intersection of international climate law, human rights, and environmental law, with a focus on the Global South. She has worked with local communities and Indigenous peoples on numerous occasions. Astrid has provided support to organizations in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the US, including WRI, OXFAM, UNICEF, Brighter Green, and Global Forest Coalition. She has led international campaigns for climate justice and against unsustainable livestock farming, advocating strongly before national and international decision-makers. Astrid is deeply committed to advancing Just Transition, diversity, equity, and inclusion. She continues influencing global climate policy and protecting community rights through strategic advocacy and consultancy work.
Astrid holds an LL.M. from Penn State University (on scholarship), a master’s in environmental law from the Complutense University of Madrid, and specialisations in human rights and critical legal studies (from CLACSO and ELAP).
Thesis Title
Emerging Principles of Just Energy Transition in International Climate Law
Thesis Summary
Astrid's thesis examines how the principles of equity and justice are interpreted and implemented within international climate law. She seeks to identify and analyse their evolution and the key elements that safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable communities. Her research begins with the understanding that legal principles can emerge from national and international legal systems, international practices, and doctrine, requiring validation through state practice and decisions from international courts.
Supervisors
- International law
- Climate law
- Environmental and energy law
- Human Rights
- Corporate law