Professor of Law
Professor Doelle specializes in environmental and energy law, with a focus on climate change and environmental assessment processes. He has been involved in the practice and reform of environmental law in Nova Scotia since 1990 and in that capacity served as drafter of the NS Environment Act and as policy advisor on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (1992). He has served on numerous advisory committees, and currently advises the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee under the new Canadian Impact Assessment Act.
From 2000 to 2006, Professor Doelle was a non-governmental member of the Canadian delegation to the UN climate change negotiations. He continues to follow the negotiations as an official observer. From January to May 2008, he was a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Center of the IUCN in Bonn, Germany. He co-chaired a strategic environmental assessment on tidal energy in the Bay of Fundy from 2007 to 2008, served on the Lower Churchill Joint Federal-Provincial Review Panel from 2009 to 2011, and co-chaired a provincial panel on aquaculture from 2013 to 2014. He currently serves as the Canadian Chair, Marine Environmental Protection, at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.
Professor Doelle has written on a variety of environmental law topics, including climate change, energy law, invasive species, environmental assessments, and public participation in environmental decision-making. His book projects include “Environmental Law: Cases and Materials” (2019), "The Paris Climate Agreement: Analysis and Commentary" (2017), “Promoting Compliance in an Evolving Climate Regime” (2012), “The Federal Environmental Assessment Process, a Guide and Critique" (2009), and "From Hot Air to Action: Climate Change, Compliance and the Future of International Environmental Law" (2005).
Professor Doelle's teaching within the law school has involved courses in environmental law, energy law, climate change and contract law. He has also been involved in interdisciplinary teaching outside the law school, most notably at the College of Sustainability, where he co-taught a course on Humanity in the Natural World from 2009 to 2012.
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About Meinhard Doelle
Professor Doelle specializes in environmental and energy law, with a focus on climate change and environmental assessment processes. He has been involved in the practice and reform of environmental law in Nova Scotia since 1990 and in that capacity served as drafter of the NS Environment Act and as policy advisor on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (1992). He has served on numerous advisory committees, and currently advises the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee under the new Canadian Impact Assessment Act.
From 2000 to 2006, Professor Doelle was a non-governmental member of the Canadian delegation to the UN climate change negotiations. He continues to follow the negotiations as an official observer. From January to May 2008, he was a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Center of the IUCN in Bonn, Germany. He co-chaired a strategic environmental assessment on tidal energy in the Bay of Fundy from 2007 to 2008, served on the Lower Churchill Joint Federal-Provincial Review Panel from 2009 to 2011, and co-chaired a provincial panel on aquaculture from 2013 to 2014. He currently serves as the Canadian Chair, Marine Environmental Protection, at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.
Professor Doelle has written on a variety of environmental law topics, including climate change, energy law, invasive species, environmental assessments, and public participation in environmental decision-making. His book projects include “Environmental Law: Cases and Materials” (2019), "The Paris Climate Agreement: Analysis and Commentary" (2017), “Promoting Compliance in an Evolving Climate Regime” (2012), “The Federal Environmental Assessment Process, a Guide and Critique" (2009), and "From Hot Air to Action: Climate Change, Compliance and the Future of International Environmental Law" (2005).
Professor Doelle's teaching within the law school has involved courses in environmental law, energy law, climate change and contract law. He has also been involved in interdisciplinary teaching outside the law school, most notably at the College of Sustainability, where he co-taught a course on Humanity in the Natural World from 2009 to 2012.
| 2021 - Present | Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law | |
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| 2012 - Present | Full Professor of Law, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law ‐ Marine and Environmental Law Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2017 - 2022 | Integrating Climate Change into Environmental Assessment Processes |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | |
| Role: principle investigator | |
| $250,000 | |
| 2011 - 2016 | Framework for Environmental Assessment Law Renewal |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | |
| Role: co-applicant | |
| $185,000 | |
| 2010 - 2015 | Carbon Management Canada (CMC) National and International legal and regulatory framework for carbon management |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | |
| Role: co-applicant | |
| $360,000 | |
| 2009 - 2010 | New Governance Arrangements and Sustainable Resource Management |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | |
| Role: co-applicant | |
| $80,000 | |
| 2004 - 2009 | Ocean Governance; Principles in Practice |
| Canadian International Development Agency | |
| Role: co-applicant | |
| $5,000,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2014 - Present | Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Lakehead Law Journal | 2013 - Present | Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Climate Law | 2013 - Present | Co-Editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Practice | 2012 - Present | Legal Advisor, Legal Response Initiative (legal advice to developing countries at the UN climate negotiations) | 2012 - Present | Member, Board of Directors, Solar Nova Scotia | 2010 - Present | Member, National Steering Committee, Willms & Shier Environmental Law Moot | 2008 - Present | Member, IUCN Commission on Environmental Law | 2006 - Present | Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Ocean Yearbook | 1996 - Present | Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Canadian Environmental Regulation and Compliance News | 2013 - 2014 | Member, NS Panel appointed to develop a new regulatory framework for aquaculture | 2007 - 2013 | Founding Chair & Board Member, East Coast Environmental Law Association | 2009 - 2011 | Panel Member, Federal-Provincial Environmental Assessment Review Panel, Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation | 2007 - 2010 | Member, Nova Scotia Round Table on Environment and Sustainable Prosperity | 1990 | Member, Nova Scotia Bar |
Honors and Awards
- 2019 - 21 Canadian Chair, Marine Environmental Protection, World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden
- 2008: Visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Center of the IUCN in Bonn, Germany
- 2006: Dalhousie University Doctoral Thesis Award
- 2000-05: NGO representative on the Canadian Delegation for negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Courses
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law Placement Program
- Environmental Law I - Introduction
- Environmental Law for Engineering Students
- Environmental Law II - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Change
- Contracts and Judicial Decision-Making
| 2005 | JSD, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law | |
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| 1991 | LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University | |
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| 1989 | LLB, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law | |
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| 1986 | BSc, Dalhousie University | |
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Links
Contact Information
Schulich School of Law
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
Email: mdoelle@dal.ca