Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, Montréal, QC

The mission of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) is to promote legal education relating to sustainable societies and the protection of ecosystems by advancing the understanding, development and implementation of international sustainable development law. The CISDL is governed by a distinguished Board of Governors, and relies upon a roster of learned international advisors for guidance. The CISDL has a Senior Director, 9 Lead Counsel (leading six different legal research programmes, plus three with responsibility for cross-cutting governance and accountability initiatives) and senior research fellows (tenured professors, justices and senior legal professionals), legal research fellows (academics and legal professionals) and associate fellows (graduate and law students).