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Alessandra Arcuri is Full Professor of International Economic Law at the Department of Law and Markets, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is also a member of the Erasmus Initiative on Inclusive Prosperity. Her research and teaching focus on international economic law, sustainability, environmental law, global technocracy and democracy. Her most recent publications include , Investment law v. supply-side climate policies: insights from Rockhopper v. Italy and Lone Pine v. Canada. Int Environ Agreements (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-023-09622-w (with Kyla Tienhaara & LorenzoPellegrini); ‘On how the ECT fuels the fossil fuel economy: Rockhopper v Italy as a case study’ [2023] 7(1): 3. Europe and the World: A law review [pages]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ewlj.2023.03; ‘Reappropriating the Rule of Law: Between Constituting and Limiting Private Power’ (2022) Jurisprudence (with Ioannis Kampourakis and Sanne Taekema); ‘Boundary-Work and Dynamics of Exclusion by Law: International Investment Law as a Case Study’, in Bartl and Lawrence (eds) The Politics of European Legal Research: Behind the Method, (Edward Elgar, 2022); ‘Public Interest and International Investment Law: A Critical Perspective on Three Mainstream Narratives’, Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy (Springer 2021) (with Federica Violi); Technocracy and the Law: Accountability, Governance and Expertise, (Routledge 2021) (co-edited with Florin Coman-Kund)‘International Economic Law and Disintegration: Beware the Schmittean Moment’, Journal of International Economic Law, (2020); The Great Asymmetry and the Rule of Law in International Investment Arbitration’, Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2018 (OUP 2019); Justice for All? Protecting the Public Interest in Investment Treaties, 59 Boston College Law Review 2791, (2018) (with Francesco Montanaro); ‘The Chemical Anthropocene: Glyphosate as a Case Study of Pesticide Exposures’, King’s Law Journal (2019) (with Yogi Hendlin). Next to her regular teaching at the EUR, Arcuri has been invited to teach in several institutions worldwide including Lund University, Bocconi University, the African Universities in Lomè, Togo, Luiss University, and University of Siena. Prof. Arcuri has been visiting Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) (Jean Monnet Fellow, 2011-12; Fernand Braudel Fellow, 2021-22), New York University (NYU) (Hauser Global Research Fellow, 2003-04), Hamburg University (Marie Curie Fellow, 2001), among other institutions. Next to her academic research and teaching, Arcuri has engaged with non-academic publics, by authoring commissioned reports or briefing institutional actors, including the Dutch Parliament, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Commission and NGOs.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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On how the ECT fuels the fossil fuel economy: Rockhopper v Italy as a case study
Arcuri, A., 23 Sept 2023, In: Europe and the World. 7, 1, 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Green light to glyphosate, pesticides and NGTs: Backpedaling on the Green Deal
Morvillo, M., Arcuri, A. & Garcia-Caro Briceno, D., 22 Jan 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Academic
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Technocracy and the Law: Accountability, Governance and Expertise
Arcuri, A. (Editor) & Coman-Kund, F. (Editor), 28 May 2021, Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group). 323 p.Research output: Book/Report/Inaugural speech/Farewell speech › Book › Academic
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Policies on Foreign Investment in National Action Plans on BHR: Transformative Change or Reproduction?
Erol, A., Violi, F. & Arcuri, A., 24 Mar 2025, In: Leiden Journal of International Law. 38, 3, p. 477-500 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Investment law v. supply-side climate policies: insights from Rockhopper v. Italy and Lone Pine v. Canada
Arcuri, A., Tienhaara, K. & Pellegrini, L., 17 Jan 2024, In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. 24, 1, p. 193-216 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)56 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Research Grant (Sector-Plan 'Rebalancing Public & Private Interests")
Poort, L. (Recipient), Arcuri, A. (Recipient) & Vannerom, J. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other distinction › Academic
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Erasmus + Jean Monnet Network for a collaborative project on ‘WTO and EU-Russia Cooperation: Legal and Economic Aspects’
Arcuri, A. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2016
Prize › Academic
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Jean Monnet Fellowship, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (EUI), Florence
Arcuri, A. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2011
Prize › Academic
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Persistence and Change in EU Pesticides Law: Beyond Molecular Policy
Arcuri, A. (Speaker)
24 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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When is justice transformative?
Arcuri, A. (Speaker)
4 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Integrating Sustainability: Integrative Approaches to International Economic Law and Policy
Arcuri, A. (Speaker)
8 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Experts and Tractors: On the Law and Political Economy of pesticide (de-)regulation
Arcuri, A. (Speaker) & Morvillo, M. (Speaker)
27 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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sustainability, food systems, and the law
Poort, L. (Organiser), Arcuri, A. (Organiser), Vannerom, J. (Organiser) & Garcia-Caro Briceno, D. (Organiser)
20 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
Press/Media
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New Findings from Erasmus University Describe Advances in Legal Issues (On how the ECT fuels the fossil fuel economy: Rockhopper v Italy as a case study)
17/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic
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Minister changes course: Ban on floating degassing of toxic fumes will be established
5/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic
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Researchers respond to the minister by explaining why a ban of floating degassing would be legal
28/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic
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Researchers of Erasmus School of Law discuss Open Science and Societal Impact
Taekema, S., Arcuri, A. & Reznichenko, E.
24/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic
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Ministers unjustly block a ban on releasing toxic vapours for years
25/01/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic