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Professor Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, PhD (ad eund, Cantab), DPhil (Oxon), MEM (Yale), BCL & LLB (McGill), BA Hons (Carl/UVic) FRSC FRSA WIJA is a world-leading scholar and jurist in the field of sustainable development law and governance. She serves as Chair in Sustainable Development Law and Policy in the University of Cambridge where she is also law fellow, director of studies and programme director in Lucy Cavendish College. Further, as senior director of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, executive secretary of the Climate Law and Governance Initiative for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and chair of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity Biodiversity Law and Governance Initiative, she lectures and leads global collaborations for climate law and governance, biodiversity and natural resources stewardship, human rights, indigenous peoples rights and future generations, trade and investment law and other international law contributing to the global Sustainable Development Goals.

She has published over 24 books and over 160 papers in five languages, edits a series of volumes on international treaty regimes for sustainable development with Cambridge University Press, and serves on editorial/review boards of five international law journals, having co-founded three. She serves as Vice-President of the International Law Association of Canada, chair of the bit.bioEthics and Sustainability Board, chair and arbitrator of trade and sustainable development accords, councillor of the World Future Council, and chair of several award and scholarship juries, and is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, also an affiliated fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge; a Fellow of the Balsillie School for International Affairs and the Waterloo Climate Initiative, as well as Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria and the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) in the University of Waterloo, both in Canada, among other commitments. She also holds over 20 years of international treaty negotiations, executive and capacity-building experience spanning over 80 countries as senior advisor to UN treaty negotiations, international organizations and countries on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. For instance, she has served as Senior Legal Counsel to the UNFCCC Presidency and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Senior Legal Expert to the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) during the drafting of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, and a senior official in the Canada’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and she helped found the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of Canada. In 2022, she was elected Fellow of Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Social Sciences. She is also a Fellow of Royal Society of the Arts in the UK and laureate of the prestigious HE Judge CG Weeramantry International Justice Award, the Justitia Fundamentum Regnorum and the Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship of the University of Cambridge (2020-22), among other international honours.

Interests / Engagements

Trained in international law, public policy and sustainable development, Professor Cordonier Segger works on the intersections of law, policy and governance related to climate change, biodiversity conservation, economic development and sustainability, with a focus on the interests of future generations and global justice. Building on her experience in treaty negotiations and implementation systems, including stakeholder consultation and engagement, her research focuses on how international law responds to global challenges on different levels. It combines doctrinal analysis and theory with empirical research and draws on law, politics, development studies and environmental management. Her present research focuses on international law on climate change; sustainable development in global and regional trade, investment and financial treaties; legal preparedness for the green economy; international legal aspects of sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources; and questions of law, governance and inter-actional regimes.

She serves as Editor of the Cambridge University Press Series on Implementing Treaties on Sustainable Development and on the Editorial Boards of several law journals including the Cambridge Journal of International Law and the McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law. She is also chair of the World Bank Law Justice and Development Forum’s Thematic Working Group on Environment and Natural Resources Law, and Rapporteur of the International Law Association’s Committee on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources. She is a Member of the Board of the International Law Association (Canadian Branch), the UK Trust for Sustainable Living, the Hon Judge CD Gonthier Memorial Commission and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network of Canada; chairs the Future Board of Bit Bio (a biomedical firm) and the International Law on Sustainable Development Partnership under the auspices of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; is a Councillor of the World Future Council, and lectures in several university law faculties including the University of Victoria and the University of Chile. She speaks six languages, and divides her time between Cambridge, Canada and Switzerland.

Prof Cordonier Segger also provides capacity-building, legal advice and technical assistance to strengthen implementation of international treaties on sustainable development to the United Nations and through the UN and CISDL, to governments in Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas. She previously served as Senior Legal Expert in Sustainable Economic Development and Head of the Economic Growth and Trade Department with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) in Rome, Italy; as Senior Legal Advisor to the Presidency of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) in Bonn, Germany; as General Counsel to the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance near Geneva, Switzerland; as Senior Director of Research, Sustainable Prosperity, A/Director of International Affairs, Natural Resources Canada and Senior Manager of Governance and Stakeholder Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada in Ottawa, Canada.

She holds a DPhil in International Law (University of Oxford, Exeter College); an MEM (full honours, Yale, with a specialisation in Law, Policy & Economics), a BCL and an LLB (distinction, McGill University, Faculty of Law); and a BA Hons (distinction, top honours, University of Victoria & Carleton University, Canada, with a specialisation in Interdisciplinary Studies).

Selected Publications

Professor Cordonier Segger has authored or edited over one hundred and sixty publications, including over twenty-four books in six languages, ninety articles and book chapters, and dozens of reports and experts papers.

Selected Books (Peer-Reviewed)
 
Forthcoming:

M.C. Cordonier Segger, Sustainable Development Law: Principles, Practices and Prospects (2nd ed, OUP, accepted for 2024).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, I. Espa & N. Schrijver, eds, Sustainable Development in International Law on Natural Resources (Wolters Kluwer, accepted for 2025).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, A Harrington & C. Voigt, eds, The Routledge Handbook of Climate Law and Governance: Courage, Contributions & Compliance (Routledge, accepted for 2023).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & S. Stephenson, eds, Research Handbook on Investment Law and Sustainable Development (Edward Elgar, in production for 2023)

M.C. Cordonier Segger & D.A. Wardell eds, Implementing CITES for Sustainable Development (Cambridge University Press, in press for 2023).
 

Published:

M.C. Cordonier Segger, Athena’s Treaties? Crafting Trade and Investment Accords for Sustainable Development (Oxford University Press, 2021).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & M Szabo, eds, Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation (Cambridge University Press, 2020).

M.C. Cordonier Segger w HE CJ Weeramantry, eds, Sustainable Development in International Courts and Tribunals (Routledge, 2017).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, C. Frison and  F. Perron-Welch, eds, Legal Aspects of Implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

S. Jodoin and M.C. Cordonier Segger, eds, Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice and Treaty Implementation (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

M. Michel, M.C. Cordonier Segger, M Gehring and F Gelinas, Responsibility, Fraternity and Sustainability in Law: In Memory of the Hon Charles Doherty Gonthier (LexisNexis, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring and A. Newcombe, eds, Sustainable Development in World Investment Law (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2010).

M. Gehring, M.C. Cordonier Segger and T McInerney, eds, Sustainable Development in Project Finance (Rome: IDLO, 2009).

M. Gehring, M.C. Cordonier Segger and J. Hepburn, World Trade Law in Practice (London: Globe Business Publishers, 2006).

M. Gehring and M. C. Cordonier Segger, eds, Sustainable Development in World Trade Law (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2005)

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Leichner Reynal, eds, Beyond the Barricades: An Americas Trade and Sustainable Development Agenda (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and A. Khalfan, Sustainable Development Law: Principles, Practices and Prospects (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C. G. Weeramantry, eds., Sustainable Justice: Integrating Environmental, Social and Economic Law (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004).

M.C. Cordonier Segger et al., Social Rules and Sustainability in the Americas (Winnipeg: IISD / OAS, 2004). Published in English, French and Spanish.

M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, Ecological Rules and Sustainability in the Americas (Winnipeg: IISD / UNEP, 2002). Published in English, French and Spanish.

M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, Trade Rules and Sustainability in the Americas (Winnipeg: IISD / ICTSD, 2000). Published in English, French and Spanish.

M.C. Cordonier Segger, A. Khalfan and S. Nakhjavani, Weaving the Rules for Our Common Future (Montreal: CISDL, 2002).

Selected Journal Articles

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainable Developments in International Investment Law and Policy related to Renewable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation” (2019) Hungarian Yearbook of International Law and European Law ), Vol 7, p29

M.C. Cordonier Segger, P. Holmgren & D.A. Wardell, “Financing Sustainable Landscapes through Innovative International Economic Law and Governance Instruments” (2018) Global Journal of Comparative Law Vol 7 / 1, p169

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Inspiration for Integration: Interpreting International Trade and Investment Accords for Sustainable Development” (2017) Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law Vol 3 / 1, p159

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Advancing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change for Sustainable Development” (2017) Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law Vol 5 / 2, p202

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainable Development through the 2015 Paris Agreement” (2017) Canadian International Lawyer Vol 11 / 2, p124

M. Gehring, S. Stephenson & M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainability Impact Assessments as Inputs and as Interpretative Aids in International Investment Law” (2016) Journal of World Investment and Trade Vol 17, p155

C. Haywood, D.A. Wardell, M.C. Cordonier Segger & P. Holmgren, “Legal Frameworks for Implementing REDD+ in Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania: Opportunities for a Sustainable Landscapes Approach” (2015) Carbon Climate Law Review  Vol 9 / 2, p130

M.C. Cordonier Segger and F. Phillips, “Indigenous Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development: The Biodiversity Convention and Plant Treaty Regimes” Journal of Forest Research (2015) 20:5 p430

M.C. Cordonier Segger and Y. Saito, “Innovative Legal Measures for Climate Change Response in the Green Economy: Integrating Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion” (2013) World Bank Legal Review 5

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainability, Global Justice and the Law” (2010) McGill Law Journal 54:4

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “The Role of International Forums in the Advancement of Sustainable Development” (2009) Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Vol X, p4-18.

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainable Development in the Negotiation of the FTAA” (2004) Fordham International Law Journal 27:3 p1118-1206.

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainable Development Law and Governance: A Proposal” (2004) United Nations Natural Resources Forum Journal 28:1 p61.

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainability and Corporate Accountability Regimes” (2003) Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 12:3 p295-309.

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Gehring, “The Precautionary Principle in the WTO: The EU Asbestos Dispute” (2003) Journal of Environmental Law 15:3 p289 – 321.

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Gehring, “Precaution, Health and the World Trade Organisation: Moving Toward Sustainable Development” (2003) Queen’s Law Journal 29:1 p133.

M.C. Cordonier Segger, A. Khalfan, M. Gehring and M. Toering, “Prospects for Principles of International Sustainable Development Law after Johannesburg: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Precaution and Participation” (2003) Review of European Community Intl Environmental Law 12:1 p54.

M.C. Cordonier Segger, N. Borregaard, M. Leichner and A. K. Gonzales, “A New Mechanism for Hemispheric Cooperation on Environmental Sustainability and Trade” (2002) Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 27:2 p613-632.

“Developing Country Agenda for a New WTO Round”, Bridges Between Trade and Sustainable Development Journal (Geneva: ICTSD, 1999) available online: http://www.ictsd.org/monthly/bridges.

Selected Book Chapters

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “UN Treaties on the Environment and Sustainable Development” in Handbook of United Nations Treaties, D Malone et al, ed (OUP 2019 fc).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Intergenerational Equity in Implementing International Law on Climate Change” in Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation, MC Cordonier Segger & M Szabo, eds (Cambridge: CUP 2020 fc).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, J. Cabrera & M. Yeater “Protected Species, Sustainable Development and the Law” in Implementing CITES on Sustainable Development, MC Cordonier Segger & A Wardell, eds (Cambridge: CUP, 2020 fc).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & M. Szabo, “Intergenerational Equity in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation” in Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation, M.C. Cordonier Segger & M. Szabo, eds (Cambridge: CUP 2020 fc).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & DA Wardell, “Global Commodities Governance for Sustainable Development” in Implementing CITES on Sustainable Development, M.C. Cordonier Segger & A. Wardell, eds (Cambridge: CUP, 2020 fc).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring & D.A. Wardell, “Analysing CITES Trade Measures” in Implementing CITES on Sustainable Development, M.C. Cordonier Segger & A. Wardell, eds (Cambridge: CUP, 2020 fc).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Commitments to Sustainable Development through International Law and Policy” in Sustainable Development in International Courts and Tribunals, M.C. Cordonier Segger w HE C.G. Weeramantry, eds (London: Routledge, 2017).

C. Robb & M.C. Cordonier Segger “Sustainable Development Challenges in International Dispute Settlement” in Sustainable Development in International Courts and Tribunals, M.C. Cordonier Segger w HE C.G. Weeramantry, eds (London: Routledge, 2017).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, A Harrington & F Cordon, “Judicial Deliberations and Progress on Sustainable Development” in Sustainable Development in International Courts and Tribunals, M.C. Cordonier Segger w HE C.G. Weeramantry, eds (London: Routledge, 2017)

M.C. Cordonier Segger, M Gehring & A Wardell, “REDD+ Instruments, International Investment Rules and Sustainable Landscapes” in Research Handbook on REDD+ and International Law, C. Voigt, ed (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2016).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & M Gehring, “Overcoming Obstacles with Opportunities: Trade and Investment Agreements for Sustainable Development” in International Investment Law and Development: Bridging the Gap, S. Schill, C. Tams & R. Hofmann, eds (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2015).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Innovative Legal Solutions for Investment Law and Sustainable Development Challenges” in Bridging the Gap Between International Investment Law and the Environment, Y. Levashova et al, eds (Amsterdam: Eleven, 2015).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M Gehring, “Climate Change and International Trade and Investment Law” in International Law in the Era of Climate Change R. Rayfuse and S. V. Scott, eds (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, C. Frison and J. Medaglia Cabrera, “Scoping Future Trends in International Law on Biosafety” in Legal Aspects of Implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety M.C. Cordonier Segger, C. Frison and F. Perron-Welch, eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and C. Frison, “Progress on Biosafety through National Biosafety Frameworks” in Legal Aspects of Implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety M.C. Cordonier Segger, C. Frison and F. Perron-Welch, eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Trade and Investment Implications of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety” in Legal Aspects of Implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety M.C. Cordonier Segger, C. Frison and F. Perron-Welch, eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and S. Jodoin “Introduction” in Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice and Treaty Implementation S. Jodoin and M.C. Cordonier Segger, eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “International Criminal Law and its Relationship to Sustainable Development” in Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice and Treaty Implementation S. Jodoin and M.C. Cordonier Segger, eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, S. Jodoin and M. Goepel, “Transitional, Sustainable and Future Justice: New Tools and New Avenues for Future Generations” in Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice and Treaty Implementation S. Jodoin and M.C. Cordonier Segger, eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainability in Law / Le développement durable en droit” in Responsibility, Fraternity and Sustainability in Law: In Memory of the Hon Charles Doherty Gonthier, M. Michel, M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring and F. Gelinas, eds (LexisNexis, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Morin, “A Legacy of Responsibility, Fraternity and Sustainability / La responsabilité, la fraternité et le développement durable en héritage” in Responsibility, Fraternity and Sustainability in Law: In Memory of the Hon Charles Doherty Gonthier M. Michel, M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring and F. Gelinas, eds (LexisNexis, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring and A. Newcombe, “Conclusions: Promoting Sustainable Investment through International Law” in Sustainable Development in World Investment Law M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring and A. Newcombe, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and A. Newcombe, “Integrating International Investment, Environmental and Social Law” in Sustainable Development in World Investment Law M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring and A. Newcombe, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and D. French, “Promoting Investments through International Treaties on Sustainable Development” in Sustainable Development in World Investment Law M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Gehring and A. Newcombe, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Gehring, “Making Progress? Climate Change, Sustainable Development and International Trade and Investment Law” in Legal Aspects of Carbon Trading: Kyoto, Copenhagen and Beyond, C. Streck and D. Freestone, eds (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sistemas de inversión y comercio para economías bajas en emisiones de carbono más sustentables” in Nuevo Marco Legal para el Cambio Climático, P. Moraga ed (Santiago: LOM, 2009)

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “International Law on Sustainable Development” in Routledge Handbook of International Law, ed. D. Armstrong (New York: Routledge, 2009).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Intersecting Implementation of Environment, Trade and Social Regimes” in Effectiveness in International Law, T. Komori and K. Wellens, eds (Lieden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2009)

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Principles, Practices and Prospects: Sustainable Development through International Treaty Law” in Sustainable Development in National and International Law, H.C. Bugge and C. Voigt, eds (Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2008).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “The WTO, Regional Trade Agreements and Sustainable Development” in Regional Trade Agreements and the WTO Legal System, L. Bartels and F. Ortino, eds (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Canadian and U.K. Perspectives on Sustainable Development in International Law” in Canada-UK Perspectives on International Law, C. Waters, ed (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2006).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Integrating Social and Economic Development and Environmental Protection in World Trade Law” in Sustainable Development in World Trade Law, M. Gehring and M. Cordonier Segger, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2005).

M. Gehring and M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainable Development through Process in World Trade Law” in Sustainable Development in World Trade Law, M. Gehring and M. Cordonier Segger, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2005).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Negotiating Sustainable Development in the Free Trade Area of the Americas” in Sustainable Development in World Trade Law, M. Gehring and M. Cordonier Segger, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2005).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Gehring, “Introduction” in Sustainable Development in World Trade Law, M. Gehring and M. Cordonier Segger, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2005).

M. Gehring, M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Endicott, “Conclusions” in Sustainable Development in World Trade Law, M. Gehring and M. Cordonier Segger, eds (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2005).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry, “Introduction to Sustainable Justice” in Sustainable Justice: Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law, M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry, eds (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and M. Kerr, “Corporate Social Responsibility: International Strategies and Regimes” in Sustainable Justice: Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law, M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry, eds (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, C. Huggins and G. Sikoyo, “Land Tenure Reform in the Drylands: Hopes and Challenges” in Sustainable Justice: Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law, M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry, eds (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and J. Cabrera, “Public Participation in Americas Trade and Environment Regimes” in Sustainable Justice: Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law, M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry, eds (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004).

R. Picolotti and M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Sustainable Development in the Court of the Inter-American Human Rights System” in Sustainable Justice: Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law, M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry, eds (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Governing and Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Regimes” in Sustainable Justice: Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law, M.C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry, eds (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Precaution and Trade Law: Global Review of the ‘Safe’ Level of Risk” in Regulating Ecologically, J. Wargo, ed (New Haven: Yale University, 2003).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and J. Cabrera, “Public Participation in Americas Trade and Environment Regimes” in Hemispheric Civil Society, R. Flores, ed (Montreal, McGill Centre Develop-Area Studies, 2003).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Creating Networks of Inquiry into Sustainable Development Law? Sustainable Development Governance after the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit for Sustainable Development” in Johannesburg Summit Next Steps: The Role of the Judiciary in the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law, Hon. Justice G. Conso, ed (Rome: Italian Council of Judiciary, 2003).

M.C. Cordonier Segger and N. Borregaard, “Sustainability and Hemispheric Integration: A Review of Existing Approaches” in Greening the Americas, D. Esty and C. Deere, eds (Boston: MIT Press, 2002).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Environmental Aspects of Regional Trade Agreements” in Environment and Trade: The Handbook, A. Cosbey, ed (Geneva: UNEP / IISD, 2001).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Ecosystems, Trade and Sustainability in the Americas: Sustainable Development Opportunities in the FTAA and Americas Summits Agenda” in Trade and Environment: Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives, E. Leff and M. Bastida Munos, eds (Mexico City: UNEP, 2001).

Selected Reports

M.C. Cordonier Segger & C. Campbell-Durufle, “Rapid Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement – UNFCCC CoP23 Presidency Legal Opinion” (Montreal: CISDL, 2016).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, M. Reiner & A. Scott “Countries Stress the Importance of Legal and Institutional Reforms and Capacity building in their iNDCs” Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CISDL 2016).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & E. Mrema, eds, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Contributions of International Law, Policy and Governance Series of 10 Legal Issues Papers (Nairobi / Montreal: UNEP / CISDL, 2016).

R. Kibugi, M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, “Regulatory Pathways for Sustainable Energy Investment in Africa” (Rome: IDLO / OFID, 2016).

C. Dalupan, C. Haywood, D.A. Wardell, M.C. Cordonier Segger & R. Kibugi, “Building Enabling Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Land-Use Investments in Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique: A Synthesis” (Bogor: CIFOR / IDLO, 2015)

P. Towela Sambo, C. Haywood, D.A. Wardell, R. Kibugi & M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Enabling Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Land Use Investments in Zambia: Legal Assessment Report” (Bogor: CIFOR / IDLO, 2015)

R. Kibugi, D.A. Wardell, M.C. Cordonier Segger, C. Haywood & R. Gift, “Enabling Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Land Use Investments in Tanzania: Legal Assessment Report” (Bogor: CIFOR / IDLO, 2015)

E. Chiziane, R. Gift, R. Kibugi, D.A. Wardell, M.C. Cordonier Segger & C. Haywood, “Legal Frameworks Enabling Sustainable Land-use Investment in Mozambique: Current Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement” (Bogor: CIFOR / IDLO, 2015)

H. Phan, M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, “Legal Preparedness for Climate Change Assessment: Vietnam” (Rome: IDLO, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, Y. Saito, J. Cabrera and F. Perron-Welch, “Legal Preparedness for Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets” (Rome: IDLO 2013).

M. Gehring, M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, “Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Measurements in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)” International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (Geneva, 2013).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, F. de Andrade Correa et al, “Fair Trade: Compendium of Innovative Legal Practices” (Rome: IDLO/CISDL 2013).

R. Kibugi, M.C. Cordonier Segger, R. Clarke, S. Mason-Case, R. Shibalira et al, “Legal Preparedness for Climate Change Assessment: Kenya” (Rome: IDLO, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, L. del Villar et al, “Legal Preparedness for REDD+: Mexico” (Rome: IDLO, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, S. Mason-Case et al, “Legal Preparedness for REDD+: Zambia” (Rome: IDLO, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, H. Phan et al, “Legal Preparedness for REDD+: Vietnam” (Rome: IDLO, 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, P. Reynaud et al, “Green Economy: Compendium of Innovative Legal Practices” (Rome: IDLO/CISDL 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, Y. Saito et al, “Water: Compendium of Innovative Legal Practices” (Rome: IDLO/CISDL 2012).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, L. del Villar et al, “Legal Preparedness for Climate Change Assessment: Mexico” (Rome: IDLO, 2011).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, J. Friedman et al, “Natural Resources: Compendium of Innovative Legal Practices” (Rome: IDLO/CISDL 2011).

M.C. Cordonier Segger, S. Mason-Case, P. Reynaud et al, “Climate Change: Compendium of Innovative Legal Practices” (Rome: IDLO/CISDL 2011).

P. Reynaud, M.C. Cordonier Segger, et al, “International Law Partnership Contribution to the UNCSD 2012 Deliberations” (Rome: IDLO, ILA, CISDL, LCIL, 2011).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & M. Gehring, “Trade and Investment Implications of Carbon Trading for Sustainable Development” (Rome: IDLO/CISDL, 2010).

S. Mason-Case & M.C. Cordonier Segger, “International Law Trade and Climate Finance” (Rome: IDLO/CISDL, 2010).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & R. Rajat, “Selecting Best Policies and Law for Future Generations: Legal Working Paper and Worked Examples” (Montreal: WFC/CISDL, 2008).

J. Hepburn, M. Gehring, Mui Pong G., M. Endicott, M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, “Sustainable Developemnt in Regional Trade and Investment Agreements: Policy Innovation in Asia?” (Heirich Böll Foundation/CISDL, 2007).

M. Kerr & M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Legal Strategies to Promote Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability: A Pre-requisite of Sustainable Development” (Montreal: CISDL, 2004)

M.C. Cordonier Segger, et al, “UNDP Challenge Paper on Land Tenure Reform presented in the UNDP – CISDL – ACTS Experts Panel at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Drought and Desertification” (Havana: CISDL, 2003).

K. Garforth, M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, “When Biosafety Becomes Binding” (Montreal: CISDL, 2003).

K. Garforth, M. Toering, H. Suthan, A. Khalfan, M.C. Cordonier Segger et al, “A New Regime on Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing?” (Montreal: CISDL, 2003)

M. Gehring & M.C. Cordonier Segger, ‘Competition Law and Sustainable Development’ (Cancun: CISDL, 2003).

M. Gehring & M.C. Cordonier Segger, ‘Working Paper: Sustainable Competition Law’ (Cancun: CISDL, 2003).

M. Gehring & M.C. Cordonier Segger, ‘Sustainable Developments in WTO Law and ‘Jurisprudence’ (Cancun: CISDL, 2003).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & A. Khalfan, “Towards the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Crafting Legal Rules for Integrating Economic, Environemtal, and Social Concerns” (Montreal: CISDL, 2002).

L. Carlsson, H. Olivas, A. Khalfan, M.C. Cordonier Segger, et al, “International Legal Obligations and Sustainable Climate Change Law in Canada” (Montreal: CISDL, 2002).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & A. Khalfan “Human Rights and International Sustainable Development Law” (Geneva: CISDL, 2002).

A. Khalfan & M.C. Cordonier Segger, “International Human Rights Obligations and Levels of Financing for Development” (Monterrey: CISDL, 2002).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & A. Khalfan “International Sustainable Development Law: Principles, Practices & Prospects” (Geneva: CISDL, 2002).

M. Gehring & M.C. Cordonier Segger, “The WTO in International Sustainable Development Law” (Doha, CISDL, 2001).

A. Marong, M. Gehring & M.C. Cordonier Segger “‘Sustainability through Process for WTO Law” (Doha, CISDL, 2001).

M. Gehring & M.C. Cordonier Segger, “Precaution in World Trade Law: The Precautionary Principle and its Implications for the World Trade Organization” (Geneva: CISDL, 2001).

M.C. Cordonier Segger & A. Khalfan “Strengthening Environmental Governance & Law for Global Sustainable Development” (Montreal: CISDL, 2001).

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