Dr Virginie Rouas is a Researcher in Business and Human Rights and EU Environmental Law at the TMC Asser Institute and a Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She holds a PhD in Law from SOAS and an LLM in Environmental Law from the University of Strasbourg in France. Her principal areas of expertise include access to justice, business and human rights, global environmental law, and EU law and policy. She is a member of the Business and Human Rights Practitioners’ Network, the Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association, and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. She is also an Editorial Board member of the Law, Environment and Development Journal.