International Environmental Law Research Centre

International Environmental Law Research Centre

The International Environmental Law Research Centre (or IELRC) is an independent, non-profit research organisation established in 1995. It is an Association under Articles 60ff of the Swiss Civil Code. It has offices in the International Environment House in Geneva, Switzerland, Nairobi, Kenya and New Delhi, India.

Research areas

* Biosafety
* Biodiversity
* Climate change
* Intellectual property
* Justice and human rights [http://www.ielrc.org/research_justice.php]
* Water

Publications

Recent books written by IELRC researchers include:
* P. Cullet, "Intellectual Property Protection and Sustainable Development" (New Delhi: Lexis/Nexis - Butterworths, 2005) [http://www.ielrc.org/books/b0501.htm]
* S. Muralidhar, "Law, Poverty and Legal Aid - Access to Justice" (New Delhi: Lexis/Nexis - Butterworths, 2004) [http://www.ielrc.org/books/b0402.htm]
* P. Cullet, A. Gowlland-Gualtieri (eds), "Key Materials in International Environmental Law" (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2004) [http://www.ielrc.org/books/b0401.htm]
* P. Cullet, "Differential Treatment in International Environmental Law" (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2003) [http://www.ielrc.org/books/b0301.htm]
* P. Kameri-Mbote, "Management in Kenya: The Case of Land Tenure and Wildlife" (Nairobi: ACTS Press, 2002) [http://www.ielrc.org/books/b0201.htm]

Journal

IELRC co-edits with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) [http://www.soas.ac.uk/law] and the Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD-Journal) [http://www.lead-journal.org] .

External links

* [http://www.ielrc.org International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC)]
* [http://www.lead-journal.org Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD-Journal)]


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