By John E. Scanlon -ÌýOn 16 October 2020, the Global Initiative to End Wildlife CrimeÌýreleased a groundbreaking briefing paper proposing a new international legal framework to address wildlife crime.
WCEL Webinar "Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas"Ìýadvances our understanding of the steps the international community can take to sustain our Ocean for future generations.
ByÌýKimberley Graham -ÌýThe Escazú Agreement for Latin America and the Caribbean aims to provide access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters. Although it closed for signatures on the 26 September 2020, countries that are not yet signatories may become Parties…
By Marina Venâncio - In the context of alarming biodiversity loss rates, transboundary pollution, and aggravating climate change consequences, Environmental and Human Rights Law have been facing unprecedented challenges in human history. The recently published UN Environment’s sixth edition of…
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) plans to film ten new Environmental LawÌýLectures featuring distinguished members of WCEL and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE).
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By Laura Burgers - On 25 September 2020, WCEL Member Luc Lavrysen was appointed theÌýDutch language president of the Belgian Constitutional Court. The Belgian Constitutional Court consists of 12 justices who review the constitutionality of certain…
By Samraansh Sharma - The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Institute of Zoology (Zoological Society of London) recently published "Living Planet Report 2020 - Bending the Curve of Biodiversity Loss".ÌýThe Report emphasizes the urgencyÌý to rebalance our relationship with nature and the planet.…
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…