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  • Upcoming Seminar: Fourth Annual Rule of Law and Sustainable Development Seminar

    Upcoming Seminar: Fourth Annual Rule of Law and Sustainable Development Seminar

    On the 13th of April 2018 the Regional African Law and Human Security Programme (RALHUS), at UWC, in conjunction with the South African Research Chair in International Law, at UJ, will host the Fourth Annual Rule of Law and Sustainable Development Seminar, in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The topic of the seminar is The International Climate…

  • Conference: European Environmental Law Forum Annual Conference

    Conference: European Environmental Law Forum Annual Conference

    The 6th Annual Conference of the European Environmental Law Forum will take place at the University of Insubria (Como, Italy) 12-14 September 2018. The call for abstracts is now open. The theme for the conference is “Environmental loss & damage: attribution, liability, compensation and restoration”. More information is available here.   Feature image: Lex Van…

  • Symposium: Dignity Rights and Environmental Justice

    Symposium: Dignity Rights and Environmental Justice

    Delaware Law School (U.S.) is pleased to announce a Symposium on Dignity Rights and Environmental Justice on 13 April 2018. The event, which will be held in Delaware and livestreamed, will examine environmental justice through the lens of human dignity and will explore how legal responses including the right to human dignity might alleviate the…

  • Welcome to new GNHRE members

    Welcome to new GNHRE members

    GNHRE welcomes three new members! Héctor Herrera-Santoyo’s work focuses on environmental justice, climate justice, energy justice, water justice, ecosystem protection, just transitions, environmental participation, indigenous rights, and environmental digital activism. You can read more about him here. Maria Antonia Tigre is a senior attorney at the Environment Program of the Cyrus R. Vance Center for…

  • Research request: articles on environmental justice

    Research request: articles on environmental justice

    What are the most iconic articles on the subject of environmental justice? Help us compile a list of essential readings in environmental justice by posting your suggestions in the comments below! Feature image: Dina Townsend