Dr Alina Holzhausen

Biography

Dr Alina Holzhausen is a Research Fellow in Public International Law and Climate Change as well as a member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee at BIICL. Her main research fields include climate change law, international environmental law, human rights law, cultural heritage law, and public international law. She is particularly interested in the climate change and human rights- as well as climate change and cultural heritage nexus, including associated topics.

Since joining the Institute in 2021 for a project with a focus on the separation of powers in climate litigation, Alina has been involved in various projects over the years. Recently, she completed a project analysing the role of intangible cultural heritage in strengthening climate resilience. Other work includes, for example, the publication of the co-edited book 'Climate Change Litigation in Europe - Regional, Comparative and Sectoral Perspectives' (Intersentia 2023).

During her PhD in Law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Alina examined 'The Role of Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation in Achieving Ambitious Climate Action'. Prior, Alina analysed a human rights approach to climate change in the context of the Urgenda Foundation v State of the Netherlands case in her masters dissertation during her LLM in International Law and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. Alina also holds a Maîtrise in International Law from the University of Bordeaux, France. Initially, Alina graduated from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, with a diploma in law.

Before coming to the UK in 2019, Alina practised law at the German Parliament. She also taught tutorials in constitutional law in Bayreuth, and tutorials in European Union law, comparative law, and public international law in Aberdeen. In addition, she taught lectures on Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy for LLM students. At BIICL, Alina is teaching training sessions related to climate change litigation and international environmental law.