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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Avidan Kent (Cantab) is an Associate Professor in Law, the Law School's Director of Research, and the Founder and Convenor of UEA’s International Law Research Group. He has written/edited books, reports, journal articles and chapters on a varied list of topics, including Environmental Law, Economic Law, international courts, Public Participation and Climate-Induced Migration. He has written reports/papers for IGOs, governments, think tanks and one museum.
Avidan is interested in supervising PhD students in all areas of international law, environmental law, dispute settlement and economic law.
Avidan’s full list of publications is available here.
My books:
Areas of Expertise
international law, sustainable development law, international economic law, climate change law, climate-induced migration.
Administrative Posts
Director of Research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Projects
- 1 Finished
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The future of international courts: evolution and challenges ahead
Kent, A., Hamilton, M. & Skoutaris, N.
The Society of Legal Scholars (SLS)
1/01/17 → 31/07/17
Project: Research
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Questions of public health before investment tribunals: can amici curiae play a useful role?
Kent, A. & Trinidad, J., 6 Apr 2023, (Accepted/In press) International Investment Law and the Pandemic . Facio, S., Pertile, M. & Ali, A. (eds.). BrillResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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The impact of sea-level rise on existing patterns of migration
Smith, R., Nicholls, R., Tebboth, M. & Kent, A., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Migration in the Face of Emerging Risks: Historical Case Studies, New Paradigms, and Future Directions . Walker, T. (ed.). Palgrave MacmillanResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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The proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and its impact on LDCs : A Legal Analysis
Ngangjoh-Hodu, Y., Gazzini, T., Kent, A., Siikavirta, K. & Morris, P., 27 Mar 2023, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 104 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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An alternative introduction: An imaginary interview with the editors
Kent, A. & Behrman, S., 11 Mar 2022, Climate refugees: Global, local and critical approaches . Behrman, S. & Kent, A. (eds.). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Better late than never? The Environmental Impact Assessment and its timing and function
Grant, T., Kent, A. & Trinidad, J., 2022, In: Wisconsin International Law Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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