M. (Monique) van Cauwenberghe, LLM MA
Researcher and Teacher
E-mail:
m.v.c.van.cauwenberghe rug.nl
Field/Discipline
Expertise
International human rights law (focus on socio-economic rights & the right to mental health), International disaster law (climate disasters), Internal displacement law (incl. evacuations), (Mental) health and human rights arguments in climate litigation relating to displacement, Gender-based violence as a (public) health concern, Empirical legal research and qualitative and quantitative methods
Other positions
- Coordinator, Groningen Centre for Health Law
- Coordinator, Global Scientific Network on Law and Tobacco (GCHL – University of Queensland)
- Coordinator, NNHRR Working Group on Human Rights and the Climate Crisis
- Member, interdiscplinary EU COST Action CLIMENT (Climate Change and Mental Health Impacts)
- Chair, Member, Aletta’s Talent Network Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health
- Editor, GCHL Blog and GCHL Student Blog
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