Dr Rebecca Williams

  • Lecturer in Environmental Law (School of Law)

Biography

I joined the Law School as a Lecturer in Environmental Law in September 2023. Previously, I worked at Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Strathclyde where I was the Interim Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance. I completed my PhD at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. 

My research interests include the intersection of the agricultural sector and environmental law and governance, particularly with respect to climate change, forests, nitrates management, trade, public health, food security and climate justice. My research spans international and European law in addition to other agricultural ‘hotspots’ such as South America. Beyond this, I have a general interest in international climate change law, and particularly Youth participation in climate governance. 

Research interests

My research interests include the intersection of the agricultural sector and environmental law and governance, particularly with respect to climate change, forests, nitrates management, trade, public health, food security and climate justice. My research spans international and European law in addition to other agricultural ‘hotspots’ such as South America. My monograph  titled Climate Change, Cattle and the International Legal Order was published by Hart Publishing in 2024.

More generally, I have an interest in international climate change law and a keen interest in improving Youth participation in climate decision making and action. Alongside this, I have expertise in clinical legal education and pedagogy for teaching environmental and climate justice. 

Publications

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2024

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2024) Looking to livestock: gauging the evolution of the EU's agri-climate law and policy. Transnational Environmental Law, (doi: 10.1017/S2047102524000256) (Early Online Publication)

Stewart, Calum, MacNeil, Iain ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-4292, Jokubauskaite, Giedre, Pavlou, Vera ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0048-0799, Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X, Droubi, Sufyan, Chalaczkiewicz-Ladna, Katarzyna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3532-3566 and Shapovalova, Daria (2024) Situating Just Transition as a distinct legal concept. SSRN,

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2024) Climate Change, Cattle, and the International Legal Order. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781509968589 (In Press)

Cureton, D. et al. (2024) The lives of early career researchers. Project Report. Higher Education Policy Institute.

2023

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2023) Law and policy can support sustainable diets. Communications Earth and Environment, 4, 375. (doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-01038-3)

McKenzie, K. et al. (2023) Equity in Global Health Law. Project Report. University of Strathclyde.

2022

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2022) Navigating chronic illness in academia: an early career perspective. [Website]

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2022) Climate Justice and University Law Clinics: Filling the Gap?’. [Website]

2021

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X and Hubbard, Alice (2021) I giovani delusi dai leader nazionali dopo la COP26. [Website]

Hubbard, Alice and Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2021) Who’s missing from climate governance? Global South youth participation and mobilisation. Other. European University Institute School of Transnational Governance, Florence. (doi: 10.2870/508676).

Munro, Rebecca and Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2021) Caught in the (red)act: insights from the Van Duyn dossier. European Papers: A Journal of Law and Integration, 6(1), pp. 589-598. (doi: 10.15166/2499-8249/487)

Munro, Rebecca and Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2021) The Court of Justice in the Archives Project: Analysis of the Van Duyn case (41/74). Working Paper. European University Institute.

This list was generated on Tue Jun 17 23:06:31 2025 BST.
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Number of items: 12.

Articles

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2024) Looking to livestock: gauging the evolution of the EU's agri-climate law and policy. Transnational Environmental Law, (doi: 10.1017/S2047102524000256) (Early Online Publication)

Stewart, Calum, MacNeil, Iain ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-4292, Jokubauskaite, Giedre, Pavlou, Vera ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0048-0799, Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X, Droubi, Sufyan, Chalaczkiewicz-Ladna, Katarzyna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3532-3566 and Shapovalova, Daria (2024) Situating Just Transition as a distinct legal concept. SSRN,

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2023) Law and policy can support sustainable diets. Communications Earth and Environment, 4, 375. (doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-01038-3)

Munro, Rebecca and Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2021) Caught in the (red)act: insights from the Van Duyn dossier. European Papers: A Journal of Law and Integration, 6(1), pp. 589-598. (doi: 10.15166/2499-8249/487)

Books

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2024) Climate Change, Cattle, and the International Legal Order. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781509968589 (In Press)

Research Reports or Papers

Cureton, D. et al. (2024) The lives of early career researchers. Project Report. Higher Education Policy Institute.

McKenzie, K. et al. (2023) Equity in Global Health Law. Project Report. University of Strathclyde.

Hubbard, Alice and Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2021) Who’s missing from climate governance? Global South youth participation and mobilisation. Other. European University Institute School of Transnational Governance, Florence. (doi: 10.2870/508676).

Munro, Rebecca and Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2021) The Court of Justice in the Archives Project: Analysis of the Van Duyn case (41/74). Working Paper. European University Institute.

Website

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2022) Navigating chronic illness in academia: an early career perspective. [Website]

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X (2022) Climate Justice and University Law Clinics: Filling the Gap?’. [Website]

Williams, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7045-918X and Hubbard, Alice (2021) I giovani delusi dai leader nazionali dopo la COP26. [Website]

This list was generated on Tue Jun 17 23:06:31 2025 BST.

Supervision

I am open to supervise or co-supervise projects on environmental or climate law and governance, and particularly in relation to their intersection with agricultural issues. 

Teaching

At Glasgow I teach on the following courses:

  • Enviromental Law (Level 2)
  • Law and Sustainability (Honours)
  • The EU as a Global Actor (Honours)
  • Climate Change Law (LLM)

I am also the co-leader of the Glasgow's Environmental Justice Clinic, where students work with the Environmental Rights Centre Scotland on policy issues within Scotland.