IUCN WCEL Agreement on Plastic Pollution Task Force

Dr. Alexandra R. Harrington is a Lecturer in Law (Environment) at Lancaster University Law School and Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Agreement on Plastic Pollution Task Force. She has held two Fulbright terms in Canada at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, focusing on global governance issues, including the 2018 - 2019 Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Global Governance. She is the Director of Studies for the International Law Association of Colombia, International Legal Advisor, University of Silesia Just Transitions Committee, and sits on the editorial boards of multiple academic publications. She is also an appointed member of the UNEP./WHO Expert Group on updating the State of the Science Report on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs).
 
Dr. Harrington is the author and co-editor of several books, including International Organizations and the Law  (1st edition 2018, 2nd edition 2023), International Law and Global Governance: Treaty Regimes and Sustainable Development Goals Interpretation, Just Transitions and the Future of Law and Regulation, The Future of Peace: Incorporation of Intergenerational Equity and Justice in Peace Treaties and Reconciliation Agreements, and several forthcoming monographs relating to transitional justice, international organizations governance, and just transitions. She routinely advises international organizations and governments on legal issues relating to international law, pollution regulation, treaty negotiation, climate change, governance issues, environmental law, sustainable development and international human rights law. She holds a Doctorate of Civil Law (McGill University Faculty of Law), in addition to a JD, LL.M. and BA degrees in Politics and History.