Dr. Alexandra Harrington, J.D., LL.M., D.C.L. (McGill) is Lead Counsel for the CISDL's Cross-Cutting Programme. She is an international law scholar, Director of Studies for the International Law Association of Colombia, and adjunct professor at Albany Law School. Her publications address a variety of fields relating to international law, including environmental law, legal issues relating to climate change, natural resources regulation, international organizations, international human rights law, international child’s rights, international trade law, corporate social responsibility, and criminal law, as well as domestic fields such as constitutional law and military law. Dr. Harrington routinely presents her works at domestic and international conferences. She has served as a professor at the University of Montreal Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales summer programs and as a Consultant to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the UNEP.