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Stipendiat Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea mana.e.tugend@uit.no +4777646472 Tromsø You can find me here

Mana Elise Hera Tugend

Job description

Mana is an LL.M. graduate in Polar Law from the University of Akureyri, Iceland, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Norwegian Center for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS). She specializes in polar issues, (marine) environmental protection, and the rights of nature. Her PhD thesis, titled 'Beyond Rights of Nature: Exploring Care for the More-than-Human in International Environmental Law' explores the limitations of existing legal frameworks in addressing the interconnected socio-ecological crisis and advocates for innovative approaches rooted in diverse perspectives. Focused on integrating the ethics of care with the discourse on the rights of nature, she seeks to foster a more holistic and transformative understanding of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Her thesis aims to contribute to the development of alternative legal paradigms that promote sustainability, equity, and compassion for both humans and the environment.

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Research interests

Mana's research interests concern international environmental law, Rights of Nature, and Arctic issues.


Member of research group

Norsk senter for havrett   Norsk innhold

Member of project

An Exchange Program on Empathy, Compassion, and Care in Water Governance, from the Perspective of Integral Ecology    English content The Ocean Incubator Network    English content

CV

EMPLOYEMENT

9/2021 – Present: PhD Research Fellow, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), Tromsø, Norway

9/2020 – Present: Co-founder of the Arctic Youth Network Oceans Group

8/2020 – 9/2021: Research and Editing Assistant, NCLOS, Tromsø, Norway

2/2021 – 4/2021: Assistant Scientific Secretary, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO), Tromsø, Norway

4/2020 – 1/2021: Intern, NAMMCO, Tromsø, Norway

2/2020 – 6/2020: Editing Assistant for the Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic

EDUCATION

2016 – 2019: LL.M. in Polar Law, University of Akureyri, Iceland
Master’s thesis: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in the Traditional Inuit Territory, under the supervision of Dr. Dorothée Cambou.

1 – 6/2017: West Nordic Studies Exchange Semester, Nord University, Bodø, Norway

2015 – 2016: Master 1 in European and International Law, University of Strasbourg, France

2012 – 2015: Double Bachelor in French and German Law, University of Saarbrücken, Germany, and University of Metz, France