Alessandra Accogli

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Postdoctoral Researcher

E:alessandra.accogli@dcu.ie
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Specialised in Public International Law, I am a postdoctoral researcher at DCU School of Law and Government, working on the Horizon Europe RETOOL Project. Prior to joining DCU, I completed a PhD in Law at University College Dublin, Sutherland School of Law. My research sits at the intersections of climate change law, environmental law and human rights law.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2024 Alessandra Accogli (2024) 'Access to Justice for NGOs to Challenge Climate Commitments Under the New European Climate Law:'. Social and Scientific Uncertainties in Environmental Law, :241-257.
2023 Alessandra Accogli (2023) 'Making Sense of Existing Legal Requirements to Regulate Emissions and Removals from Land Use Activities on Peatlands in Ireland'. 28 (2).
2021 Alessandra Accogli (2021) 'Friends of the Irish Environment v. Minister for Communications:'. Journal Article, 28 (4).
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Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/09/2020 Ad Astra PhD Scholarship University College Dublin
01/10/2024 Climate Change Post Doc Fellowship Field of Excellence Climate Change Graz
01/06/2025 Short-Term Research Fellowship GreenDeal-Net (Erasmus+)

Employment

Employer Position From / To
Dublin City University Postdoctoral Researcher 20/01/2025 - 31/10/2025

Education

Start date Institution Qualification Subject
19/09/2011 Università del Salento Master in Law (one-long cycle) Law
14/09/2020 University College Dublin PhD in Law
18/09/2019 Université Libre de Bruxelles LLM in Public International Law
16/09/2018 Université Libre de Bruxelles Master in Political Sciences

Languages

Language Reading Writing Speaking
French Fluent Functional Functional
Italian Fluent Fluent Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent

Reviews

Journal Role
REVIEW OF EUROPEAN COMPARATIVE & INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Reviewer

Outreach Activities

Year Engagement Type Organisation Description
2022 Presentations/Talks to an external audience Environmental Protection Agency; Irish Centre for European Law I was selected to present for two consecutive years, in 2021 and 2022, at the Annual Conference organised jointly by EPA and ICEL on 'Environmental Law Enforcement.

Research Interests

My research interests lie at the intersections of environmental law, climate change law and human rights law. Through my work, I aim to advance the discourse on how legal mechanisms for environmental and climate protection should go hand in hand with considerations of the impact that the rapid transformations required by climate targets might have on people's rights. Related research interests revolve around public participation in the context of climate transitions and its role in relation to democracy. 

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE FOR CLIMATE TRANSITIONS Postdoctoral Researcher 31/01/2024 31/01/2027

Teaching Interests

My teaching interests are in public international law and EU law, with a focus on their subfields of climate change law, environmental law, and human rights. I am particularly interested in exploring the intersections among these areas. I served as a tutor for specialised law courses (e.g. EU Law) and as a lecturer in Environmental Law and Human Rights Law at UCD Sutherland School of Law. Additionally, I co-lecture the undergraduate module on ‘Law of the European Convention on Human Rights’ at UCD Sutherland School of Law. I adopt a teaching approach that fosters student engagement through critical thinking.