Commission on Environmental Law
Steering Committee
     
 

Introduction
The Steering Committee governs the activities of CEL. It is composed of the Chair, the Deputy Chair, the Vice Chairs, and the Director of the ELC (on an ex officio basis).

In accordance with the CEL By-laws, the Steering Committee is responsible for formulating policy, procedures, and rules of CEL, and for determining all programmes of the Commission, within the bounds of the mandate and terms of reference as established by the IUCN General Assembly. The Steering Committee also nominates candidates for appointment or reappointment to the CEL, approves the CEL budget and annual workplan, and performs such other functions as may be conferred upon it by its individual Members or by the Chair.


Members of the Steering Committee
The following persons currently serve as members of the CEL Steering Committee:

Ms. Sheila Abed de Zavala
Chair
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Prof. Michel Prieur
Deputy Chair
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Prof. Antonio Herman V. Benjamin
Vice Chair
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Ms. Melinda Janki
Vice Chair
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Dr. Antonio G. M. La Viña
Vice Chair
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Dr. Samuel Nguiffo
Vice Chair
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Dr. Tatiana R. Zaharchenko
Vice Chair
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Mr. John Scanlon
Vice Chair
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Dr. Wolfgang Burhenne
Member at Large
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Prof. Edith Brown Weiss
Vice Chair
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Mr. Veit Koester
Vice Chair
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Ms. Al-Sharifeh Nawzat
Vice Chair
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Prof. Daniel Sabsay
Vice Chair
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Prof. Robyn Tanya Stein
Vice Chair
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Dr. Alejandro Iza
Ex Officio Member
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