Story | 24 Jul, 2020
WCEL Hosts Webinar on Brasília Declaration of Judges on Water Justice
On Friday, 17 July 2020, WCEL hosted the fifth event in the WCEL Webinar Series "Judges as Guardians of Water Resources: The Brasília Declaration of Judges on Water Justice".
Story | 17 Jul, 2020
WCEL Oceans, Coasts, and Coral Reefs Specialist Group Chair, Cymie Payne recently co-authored a legal analysis to assess whether Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) must be prepared for activities that have potential effects on marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ…
Story | 10 Jul, 2020
Climate Change Law in the European Union and the European Green Deal
By Prof. Dr. Luc Lavrysen - During two webinars organized by the Symbiosis Law School, Naida (3 July 2020) and Chandigarh University, India (4 July 2020), participants were updated on recent developments in the climate change law and policy in the European Union.…
Story | 26 Jun, 2020
By Gayathri D. Naik - Principle 10 of Brasília Declaration of Judges on Water Justice, Procedural Water Justice, is significant in abating, mitigating, and addressing the challenges and consequences of human induced natural disasters like floods. Information, participation, and access to justice…
Story | 19 Jun, 2020
Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives
WCEL Member Ivano Alogna recently published the proceedings of an event he organised at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law: 'Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives’. The event report was written in collaboration with law student Eleanor…
Story | 12 Jun, 2020
WCEL Hosts Webinar on Climate Change Litigation in the Courts
On 5 June 2020, WCEL hosted the Webinar “Climate Change in the Courts”. The Webinar is the fourth event in the new WCEL Webinar Series.
Story | 08 Jun, 2020
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Hosts First Spanish Language Webinar
By Claudia de Windt - On Thursday, 28 May 2020, WCEL hosted the Webinar "Using Environmental Law Tools Address Global Pandemics in the Americas", the first WCEL webinar in Spanish with a regional focus on the Americas.
Story | 01 Jun, 2020
United States Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of the Clean Water Act
By David M. Forman - In County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et. al., the United States Supreme Court upheld the legislative intent of the Clean Water Act, and announced that polluters must obtain a permit both for the direct discharge of a pollutant into a waterway, as well as the “…
Story | 25 May, 2020
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Hosts Second Webinar in New Series
By Sheila Abed - On Monday, 18 May 2020, WCEL hosted the Webinar “A Fresh Look at Global Wildlife Trade Law: Can CITES Help Prevent Pandemics?” featuring a panel of global experts.
Story | 20 May, 2020
WCEL Contributes to Knowledge Dialogue on International Cooperation to Prevent Next Pandemic
WCEL Chair Emeritus Professor Nicholas Robinson participated in the United Nations Knowledge Dialogue Series on 5 May 2020.