Jutta Brunnée
Biography:
JUTTA BRUNNÉE is a renowned scholar of international and environmental law and the Dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law. A University Professor, Brunnée brings to the role years of senior leadership at the university, having previously served as interim dean of the Faculty of Law and associate dean of graduate studies. Her many accomplishments include being invited to teach a course at the Hague Academy of International Law and being elected to the renowned Institut de droit international based in Geneva.
Brunnée has written more than 100 articles, book chapters and reviews and has authored, co-authored or edited seven books, including the 2017 textbook International Climate Change Law, which was awarded a certificate of merit by the American Society of International Law.
As the faculty’s associate dean of graduate studies, Brunnée helped launch the Global Professional Master of Law Program, a course of study tailored toward executives – lawyers and non-lawyers alike – with a focus on business law, Canadian law in a global context and other streams. Brunnée also helped revitalize the June Callwood scholarship program for Indigenous graduate students, which is named after the journalist, author, and activist dubbed “Canada’s Conscience” for her advocacy related to homelessness, drug addiction and other social issues.
Brunnée arrived at U of T’s Faculty of Law in 2000 after teaching at McGill University and the University of British Columbia. Originally from Germany, she holds a law degree and doctorate in law from Johannes-Gutenberg Universität in Mainz and a master of laws degree from Dalhousie University.
Activities:
- 2020-10-02 – Arctic Dialogues — Climate Change Litigation in the Arctic: Perspectives on Recent Cases