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DROP welcomes visiting scholar from Xiangtan University
Dr. Zhang Xiaohu from Xiangtan University (China) is currently a visiting researcher at the Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP). The Law School of Xiangtan University hosts the only Research Centre in China specialising in African laws and society. Dr. Xiaohu...
Wildlife Justice in Namibia
DROP director Prof. Oliver Ruppel delivers presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA) on the topic of ‘Wildlife Justice and Environmental Law in Namibia’. Photo taken at the occasion in Windhoek on 26 Nov. 2019...
International Conference on the Governance of Climate Engineering, Brussels, Belgium
Legal uncertainties and governance related controversies surrounding climate engineering are apparent. This was focus of the expert discussion attended by Prof Ruppel, the Director of DROP. Yet, it seems to become clearer that – 4 year after the dawn of the Paris...
DROP & SU engaging academic diplomacy in Africa
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DROP @ the National Green Tribunal of India
On the side of conference proceedings organised by the German Environment Agency and GIZ in cooperation with DROP, a meeting took place at the National Green Tribunal of India in New Delhi on 17 Oct 2019. The deputy registrar of the Tribunal, Dr Pritam welcomed the...
DROP @ University of Zambia School of Law
On the side of a Lusaka sustainability law workshop, DROP met with the Dean and colleagues at the School of Law, University of Zambia. Various avenues of future cooperation have been addressed at the meeting. Picture f.l.t.r.: Professor Christopher Tamasang...
DROP Director now Fellow Member of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS)
In recognition of his academic achievements on the continent and more specifically his involvement in Cameroon over the past years, DROP Director, Professor Oliver Ruppel, was recently elected as a Fellow Member of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS)....
DROP congratulates PAP SDG Alliance at inception
Photo taken at the inception of the newly established Alliance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa on 6 March 2019.
Law | Environment | Africa – New 2019 Book Publication
We herewith announce the new book publication: Law | Environment | Africa Edited by Prof. Dr. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Prof. Dr. Alexander Paterson, Prof. Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel, Prof. Dr. Bibobra Bello Orubebe and Prof. Dr. Emmanuel D. Kam Yogo The publication is freely...
Director of DROP receives Extraordinary Professorship from Catholic University of Central Africa
For his achievements in Cameroon and Central Africa over the past years, the Catholic University of Central Africa (UCAC) in Yaounde awards Professor Ruppel with an Extraordinary Professorship. Picture reflecting the Vice-Rector of UCAC, Dr. Epiphane Kinhoun SJ and...