Myele Rouxel

Myele Rouxel is a Researcher at the Law School within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies at the University of Eastern Finland. Her work bridges EU environmental law, post-growth economics, and sustainability transformations.

• Researcher, University of Eastern Finland
• Member, Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL)
• Member, Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Education Pilot
• Member, Sufficiency Solutions Research Group
• RELIEF Project, 2023–2026

Her research focuses on growth dependence in EU law, analyzing constitutional frameworks and sectoral (food/energy) contexts through socio-legal methods to identify pathways toward wellbeing-focused legal systems. She combines international climate change law with animal welfare analysis, emphasizing systemic legal interventions for sustainability.

Recent publications explore Paris Agreement transparency, animal welfare labeling norms, and critiques of technical sustainability transitions. Her work highlights the need for transformational legal frameworks over incremental reforms.

She previously practiced environmental law in EU institutions and law firms, bringing practical expertise to her academic research. Her interdisciplinary collaborations span climate governance, legal resilience, and ethical economic models.