Environmental Law
The ICC has the power to prosecute people (and not nations or organisations) for four types of crimes: genocide, crimes Read more
The carbon cycle is a biogeochemical process in which carbon is exchanged between reservoirs through fluxes over a period of Read more
Within the strict interpretation of the law, “corporate environmental crimes are strictly speaking not a crime”. The 2008 Environmental Crime Read more
As it hasn’t sufficiently reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the Netherlands couldn’t fulfill its duty of care towards its citizens, neither Read more
Human rights cannot be guaranteed without environmental protection The necessity for environmental law only came after WWII Better legislation and Read more
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the number of people displaced by natural disasters and the effects Read more
The Escazú Agreement is a multilateral treaty across Latin America and the Caribbean committing to people’s right to a healthy Read more
The Aarhus Convention regulates access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. Read more
This article examines the landmark judgment by the Australian Federal Court in Sharma v Minister for the Environment, which found Read more
Article 11(2) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights protects civilians’ rights to an adequate standard of Read more
The case Aguinda vs. ChevronTexaco over the spilling of oil was extraordinary in a way that the oil company was Read more
In April 4th, 2018, Dutch NGO Milieudefensie started a lawsuit against Shell. On February 12th, 2019, six other Dutch NGO’s Read more