On Friday 4 September, WCEL hosted the second of a two-part Webinar Event on "Recent Developments in European Environmental Law Jurisprudence".Ìý
On Friday 28 August, WCEL hosted the first of a two-part Webinar Event on "Recent Developments in European Environmental Law Jurisprudence". Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General Dr. Bruno Oberle provided opening remarks.
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By Owen McIntyre -ÌýA recent unanimous decision of the Irish Supreme Court has held the Government to account for failing to specify, as required under the relevant legislation, a credible programme of measures for addressing climate change up until 2050. While the Court’s…
On 7 AugustÌý2020, WCEL hosted the sixth event in the WCEL Webinar Series "Are Multilateral Environmental Agreements effective for ocean conservation in the Asia-Pacific Region?" The Webinar featured notable speakers from across the Asia-Pacific region.Ìý
By Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio - In May 2020, WCEL partner, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Academy of Environmental Law publishedThe Impact of Environmental Law: Stories of the World we Want,Ìýhighlighting opportunities for environmental law toÌýrespond to the challenges facing our planet.
By Mohamed Ali Mekouar -ÌýThis legal guide provides detailed direction on legal issues regarding land consolidation, a regulated procedure used to adjust the property structure in rural areas through a comprehensive reallocation of parcels among landowners and other right…
By Braulio F. S. Dias -ÌýDespite the contrary perception of many, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been quite successful in promoting and leading the development and implementation of the global biodiversity agenda, though not yet at the scale and speed needed to reverse the…
On Friday, 17 July 2020, WCEL hosted the fifth event in the WCEL Webinar Series "Judges as Guardians of Water Resources: The BrasÃlia Declaration of Judges on Water Justice".
WCEL Oceans, Coasts, and Coral Reefs Specialist Group Chair, Cymie Payne recently co-authored aÌýlegal analysis to assess whether Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) must be prepared for activities that have potentialÌýeffectsÌýon marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ…
ByÌýProf. Dr. LucÌýLavrysenÌý- During two webinars organized by the Symbiosis Law School, Naida (3 July 2020) and Chandigarh University, India (4 July 2020), participants were updated on recent developments in the climate change law and policy in the European Union.…