Tag: environmental justice
“A Horror Story” – How the Law Simultaneously Addresses and Facilitates Environmental Racism in ‘Cancer Alley’
by Leyla Bakhoukh-Choy This blog is part of the ‘Environmental Justice and the Law – A Student Blog Symposium.’ Take a deep breath. Now imagine the air you just breathed in is carcinogenic. This may sound like the premise of a dystopian novel, but for residents living in the communities along the banks of the Mississippi…
Tainted Tides: Caitlin Edwards’ Struggle Against Environmental Injustice
by Agata Sudol This blog is part of the ‘Environmental Justice and the Law – A Student Blog Symposium.’ The Story: Whether summer is just around the corner or long behind us, families are always planning trips to the beautiful beaches of the UK and looking forward to a swim in the sea. However, it…
Beneath the Surface: The Plight of Bouazar’s Cobalt Miners
by Salma Bennagi This blog is part of the ‘Environmental Justice and the Law – A Student Blog Symposium.’ Introduction Bouazar, Morocco, shelters a concerning reality beneath its surface—a cobalt mining operation where human rights and environmental justice face grave challenges. Approximately 1,200 miners undertake the perilous task of excavating cobalt over six hundred meters…
Shadows over the Arctic: Legal Battles for Indigenous Environmental Justice in Norway
by Ramadan Metalia This blog is part of the ‘Environmental Justice and the Law – A Student Blog Symposium.’ Introduction When you think of environmental justice, you may picture battles over dirty industries and pollution. However, even green energy projects like the ambitious Fosen Vind onshore wind farm in Norway can raise an array of…
Environmental Justice and the Law – A Student Blog Symposium
by Dina Lupin The GNHRE will publish five blog posts written by final-year students who participated in the ‘Environmental Justice and the Law‘ module at the University of Southampton this year. Throughout the module, we tried to untangle the complex interrelationships between law (and, in some cases, its absence) and different kinds of environmental justice. We looked at…