Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Environmental law

  1. Ecocide is presented as a proposed fifth international crime
    Analysis of ecocide codification efforts across national jurisdictions and prospects for recognition as a fifth international crime within the Rome Statute framework.
  2. Naval mine warfare in the Black Sea poses environmental and legal risks
    Analysis of how naval mines in the Russia-Ukraine conflict exceed international legal protections for marine ecosystems and transboundary environmental risks in the Black Sea.
  3. Atrato River ruling showed limited substantive action
    Analysis of Colombia's Atrato River rights of nature judgement reveals performative court orders that hinder substantive action despite advancing community guardian organizing.
  4. Dutch planning law fits adaptive law but raises justice concerns
    Examining adaptive planning law and environmental justice in the Dutch Environmental Planning Act, revealing tensions between procedural flexibility and substantive equity commitments.
  5. Microplastic pollution is framed as an ethical, legal, and theological crisis
    Interdisciplinary analysis of microplastic ocean pollution integrating eco-theology, psychology, and legal frameworks from Orthodox Christian and South African perspectives.
  6. EU AI Act addresses environmental risks only indirectly
    EU AI Act's regulatory framework addresses environmental impacts only indirectly through procedural mechanisms, leaving significant gaps in addressing lifecycle environmental risks from.