Student Focus
Developing the next generation of legal thinkers
Developing the next generation of legal thinkers
On 20th November 2025 in the Law School’s 'Constitutionalism and Governance' research group hosted an initial capacity building workshop entitled 'Exploring Digital and Environmental Constitutionalism'. The event was facilitated by Dr Ruth Houghton (Senior Lecturer and Director of Global Legal Studies) to create an opportunity for a group of post-graduate and early career researchers who are working in similar areas to present their work, exchange ideas, and receive feedback. Dr Li Wang, Marie Roschelle Sabino, and Nifemi Adesina gave presentations on their research.
Dr Li Wang is a Lecturer in Law at Northumbria University. She holds a Ph.D in Law and an LL.M in International Law from Newcastle University. Her research is mainly about constitutional environmental mechanisms, especially from a comparative perspective. Dr Wang gave a presentation on 'Conceptualising digital environmental constitutionalism in China'.
Marie Roschelle Sabino holds a JD from Universidad Central de Venezuela, and is an LLM Candidate in Emerging Technologies and the Law at Newcastle University, and Associate member of the M&A Department at Baker McKenzie Venezuela. Her presentation was entitled 'The EU's AI Act through Digital Constitutionalism’.
Nifemi Adesina is an ESRC funded PhD student at Newcastle University exploring feminist approaches to Digital Constitutionalism. She holds an LL.M in International Law from Newcastle University, a BL. from the Nigerian Law School and an LL.B from Babcock University. Her presentation was on 'Environmental Constitutionalism and the EU AI Act’.
Following on from this event, in April 2026 the Law School will be hosting a symposium on digital constitutionalism and governance, which will once again seek to showcase the work of post-graduate and early career researchers who are working in this area.
