Category: News
New edition of the JHRE edition 8.2
Issue 8.2 of the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment on the theme “Crisis, injustice and response” is now available (see here). In particular, many of you will be pleased to see a co-authored article discussing “The Declaration on Human Rights and Climate Change” which was developed by this network. The issue contains the…
GNHRE launches Draft Declaration ahead of COP21
The Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE) proclaims climate change a human rights issue and releases a Draft Declaration on Human Rights and Climate Change for Paris COP21 The GNHRE has issued a call-to-action for governments around the world in a Draft Declaration on Human Rights and Climate Change (The Declaration) ahead of the…
OUT NOW: First of New Book Series
The first publication in the GNHRE series with Edward Elgar Publishing, Critical Reflections on Human Rights and the Environment is due out soon. The series begins with Critical Reflections on Ownership written by Mary Warnock. In this thought provoking work, Mary Warnock explores what it is to own things, and the differences in our attitude to what we…
Unique Court Win on Climate Change Failures
A Personal Report from Femke Wijdekop: Dutch citizens win climate case against the State: 24 June 2015 Together with 886 citizens, Dutch NGO Urgenda brought a climate liability case against the Dutch state. I joined this case as one of the co-plaintiffs. Our argument was that the Dutch state neglects its duty of care towards…
ESRC Funded PhD Studentship: GNHRE and Cardiff School of Law and Politics
The GNHRE is delighted to announce this project, based at Cardiff School of Law and Politics, in partnership with the GNHRE. The successful candidate will become part of a lively, well-supported and stimulating postgraduate community, working on a project with immense practical implications. The candidate will have unrivalled access to the GNHRE network, and extensive…
