Yaffa Epstein

Yaffa Epstein is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law and Associate Professor at Uppsala University's Department of Law. She also serves as a Visiting Researcher at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS). Her work bridges environmental law, EU law, and interdisciplinary legal theory.

Education

• Doctor of Laws (Jur. Dr.), Uppsala University
• Master of Laws (Jur. lic.), Uppsala University

Research Focus
Epstein specializes in environmental law intersecting with
• Legal personhood for natural entities
• Climate change litigation
• EU species protection frameworks
• Biocultural heritage law
• Posthumanist legal theory

Publication Trends
Her recent work explores nature's legal rights (2025), climate governance (2023-2024), and species protection litigation (2016-2023). Topics span EU environmental compliance, legal personhood for animals and ecosystems, and interdisciplinary approaches to conservation.