Lovleen Bhullar

Lovleen Bhullar serves as Assistant Professor in Environmental Law at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, holding concurrent affiliation with Queens' College. Her academic work bridges environmental governance, climate policy, and human rights frameworks with particular focus on Global South contexts.

Her educational background includes:

• BA LLB from NLSIU Bangalore
• LLM & PhD from SOAS, University of London
• MSc from the London School of Economics

Professor Bhullar's research examines critical intersections of environmental law with public health and social justice. Her work on environmental constitutionalism analyzes how constitutional frameworks can mandate ecological duties, while her water security research investigates climate adaptation challenges in South Asia. A significant strand explores antimicrobial resistance regulation through environmental and pharmaceutical policy lenses, demonstrating how smart regulatory approaches can address complex planetary health challenges. Her scholarship consistently emphasizes Global South perspectives on environmental governance, challenging Northern-centric paradigms.

Her recent publications reveal evolving research trajectories toward integrated solutions for interconnected crises. The growing emphasis on co-benefits approaches demonstrates how antimicrobial resistance, water security, and climate adaptation challenges require synergistic regulatory responses rather than siloed solutions. Increasing attention to gender dimensions and human rights frameworks in sanitation governance reflects her commitment to socially just environmental regulation.

Her research is supported by significant competitive funding:

• British Academy-Leverhulme Small Research Grant for environmental duties research in Africa
• ERC Advanced Grant as Senior Researcher on water security and climate change in South Asia

Professor Bhullar actively contributes to the Faculty of Law's research ecosystem through the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group and the Network of Empirical Labour Law Scholars (NELLS). Her work engages closely with policymakers through the Faculty's outreach initiatives including the Exploring Legal Futures Webinars, translating academic insights into practical governance frameworks for environmental challenges.