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Maria Antonia Tigre, Adjunct Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law

Maria Antonia Tigre

Adjunct Professor
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Environmental Law
Human Rights

Maria Antonia Tigre

Biography

Dr. Maria Antonia Tigre is the Global Climate Litigation Fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School. Prior to the Sabin Center, she was a senior attorney at the Environment Program of the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice. Dr. Tigre was previously a fellow at the World Resources Institute. The fellowship followed several years working in private practice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Dr. Tigre serves as the Deputy Director of the , where she works with scholars and practitioners in the region to study the interface between human rights and the environment. In addition, Dr. Tigre is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.

Dr. Tigre is the author of several publications on regional and international environmental law. She specifically focuses on issues concerning environmental rights, the reshaping of the existing framework of international environmental law, and climate litigation. Originally from Brazil, she also researches the environmental protection of the Amazon ecosystem, emphasizing regional cooperation. She is a speaker and a frequent speaker at conferences and symposiums.

Education

  • LLB, Pontif铆cia Universidade Cat贸lica of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • LLM, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91视频 (magna cum laude)
  • SJD, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91视频

Selected Publications

  • , (with numerous authors) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law (January 2023)
  • , 22 Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion 223-313 (2022)
  • , 23 Vermont Envt. L. J. 123 (2022) (with N. Urzola and V. Lichet)
  • , 30(2) Rev. of Eur., Comp. and Int鈥檒 Env鈥檛l
  • , 12(1) J. Hum. Rts. & Envt. 24 (with N. Urzola) (2021)
  • , (ELI Press, 2020)
  • , 19(4) Int鈥檒 Env鈥檛 Agreements: Pol., L. and Econ. 411 (2019)
  • (Brill鈴怤ijhoff, 2017)
  • , 5(2) Transnat鈥檒 Env鈥檛 Law 401 (2016)

Areas of Interest

Climate Change, International Environmental Law, Climate Litigation, Human Rights and the Environment