The Guest Editors

Dr. Sandra Nobréga

Dr. Sandra Nobréga is Senior Lecturer in Law at The Hague Universeity of Applied Sciences. Dr. Nobréga has done a bachelor in environmental sciences, a bachelor in Law, and master and PhD in Environmental Law. “For this issue, the Ilsa Journal chose a topic close to my heart: Environmental Law. It is an issue I have studied and done research on for many years having completed bachelors in Environmental Sciences and in Law in Brazil, and a master and PhD in Environmental Law in the Netherlands. Over these years, technological development and improved dissemination of information has made us aware of the impact humans have on the environment. Our contribution to environmental degradation is scientifically proven and it demands a rapid and strong response. Addressing (global) environmental problems is thus a pressing issue, which also requires a legal response. But an important question remains mostly unanswered: Which legal instruments used by which entity – national or international bodies – is optimal in the design of future environmental legislation? Much more research in this ever-growing area is needed. As such, this issue of ILSA provides a clear contribution to the analysis of the current legal framework and the potential role law can play in the future of Environmental Law. It is a great pleasure to see the students of the Faculty of the International and European Law Program of THUAS put so much effort into writing academic papers during their bachelor studies that seek to improve our environmental future. If you are interested in these young authors’ take on problems such as climate change, climate induced displacement of indigenous people and State obligation to protect the environment, you certainly should read the papers and notes contained in this issue of ILSA.” – Dr. Nobréga. Dr. Nobréga has contributed to this issue of the ILSA Law Journal as a Guest Editor and has used her experience and expertise in the editing and publication process.

Dr. Juan Salmerón

Dr. Juan Salmerón LL.M. is a Chilean attorney specialized in commercial law, intellectual property, and civil liberties. After graduating with distinction from his home university, Dr. Salmerón completed his LL.M. (cum laude) and PhD at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands, while simultaneously serving as legal counsel in Germany for one of the largest shipping companies in the world. After leaving that position, Dr. Salmerón was recruited by a major international fashion brand to serve as their commercial and IP legal counsel. He was

then recruited by Erasmus University Rotterdam as an Assistant Professor. In 2021 he joined the Hague University as a lecturer in Commercial Law. Dr. Salmerón continues to publish in academic journals and books, and to provide legal counsel to private clients. His latest research includes the legal regulation of loot boxes in video games, the consequences of copyright in freedom of speech, and a comparative analysis of blasphemy laws. Dr. Salmerón has contributed to this issue of the ILSA Law Journal as guest editor and has used her expertise in the editing and publication process.

Dr. Eva Maria Foldes,

Dr. Mária Éva Földes, PhD is a lecturer at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, International and European Law program, researcher at the Center of Expertise on Global Governance and member of the research group Changing Role of Europe. Her research interests and teaching activities focus on European and international health law, environment and health, consumer protection, digital health, and dynamics of decision-making in the EU. She completed her PhD research at Central European University, Hungary. Prior to joining THUAS, she worked as postdoc researcher at Tilburg University’s Law School and assistant professor at the University of Vienna’s Institute for European Integration Research. Her work has been published in the Journal of European Integration; European Journal of Risk Regulation; International Journal of Public Health; Medicine, Law and Society; Constitutional Review; and European Journal of Consumer Law, and by publishers like Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Springer. Dr. Foldes has contributed to this very topical issue of the ILSA journal as a guest-editor, using the experience she gained as guest-editor of special issues of the European Journal of Risk Regulation and the European Journal of Consumer Law.

Ms. Lucie Plasseraud

Before joining the THUAS International and European Law Programme as a lecturer in European Economic Law, Ms. Lucie Plasseraud worked as a contract agent at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg and in law firms in France and Romania. After specialising in French and international law by completing a Master's degree in International Law and Global Governance at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and working at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Plasseraud continued her specialisation in international and European law by completing a post-master's degree in Internal Market Law at the University