Dr. Konstantia Koutouki (Greece/Canada)
Dr. Konstantia Koutouki, LL.D (Montréal), LL.M (Ottawa), LL.B (Queen's) is Lead Counsel for Natural Resources with the CISDL and a professor of law at the Université de Montréal, Faculty of Law. She teaches in the LL.M in Common Law program as well as graduate courses in international law. She is the Scientific Director of the CERIUM International and European Environmental Law program. She has also conducted fieldwork research with the Institut national de la recherche scientifique-Urbanisation, Culture et Société (INRS-Université du Québec). She has extensive experience working on issues concerning international sustainable development law especially as it relates to the social, economic and cultural development of Indigenous and traditional communities, as well as the preservation of natural spaces and traditional knowledge. She has first-hand experience with Indigenous and traditional communities around the world, where she has spent much time as a guest and researcher. Dr. Koutouki speaks fluent Greek, English, French and Spanish and has working knowledge of German.