Meinhard Doelle
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JD (Dalhousie)
LLM (Osgoode Hall)
JSD (Dalhousie)
Meinhard Doelle | |
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| Born | May 25, 1964 |
| Died | September 17, 2022 (aged 58) Pembroke, Nova Scotia |
| Education | BSc (Dalhousie) JD (Dalhousie) LLM (Osgoode Hall) JSD (Dalhousie) |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie University Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, professor |
| Employer(s) | Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University |
| Known for | Drafter of the Environment Act (Nova Scotia) Climate change policy research |
| Notable work | Research Handbook on Climate Change Law and Loss & Damage |
Meinhard Doelle (May 25, 1964 – September 17, 2022) was a German-born Canadian lawyer and university professor at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. He was the founder and executive director of several environmental law organizations, as well as the drafter of the Environment Act of Nova Scotia.
Meinhard Doelle was born on May 25, 1964, in Dortmund, Germany.[1][2] Doelle graduated from his bachelor's of science in 1986 with a major in chemistry from Dalhousie University. He then earned his LLB from the university's faculty of law in 1989. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1990, and earned his LLM from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1991.[3] He later received his JSD from Dalhousie University with a dissertation entitled From Hot Air to Action? Climate Change, Compliance, and the Future of International Environmental Law.[4]
Academic career
Meinhard Doelle served as a professor of law at Dalhousie University, as well as their associate dean of research.[5] He also previously served as the chair in Marine Environmental Protection at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.[6] Among his book publications, he was the co-author of the Carswell textbook Environmental Law: Cases and Materials.[7] He is known for his research on energy law and environmental law,[8] including the impact of policy on climate change.[9] He also previously served as the Chair of the Marine & Environmental Law Institute at Dalhousie.[10] He co-authored the 2021 book Research Handbook on Climate Change Law and Loss & Damage with Sara L. Seck, a fellow professor at Dalhousie Law.[11]
