This article is a book review for the book Fiduciary Duty and the Atmospheric Trust, edited by Ken Coghill, Charles Sampford and Tim Smith. The author concludes that this book is an excellent exploration of whether governments ...

The first part of this report summarizes the activities of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) over the period July 2013 to July 2014 and details contracts for exploration of mineral resources in the deep seabed applied ...

This article is a book review of Gitanjali Nain Gill’s book Environmental Justice in India: The National Green Tribunal. The author concludes that this work provides a sound basis for further research into environmental ...

This article is a book review for Mary Warnock’s book, Critical Reflections on Ownership. The author concludes that the book is stimulating and enjoyable, with a depth and gravitas that will make it particularly interesting ...

Specialist environment courts and tribunals (SECs) are, in the main, reflective of highly dynamic forms of adjudication, mixing judicial forms with powers more traditionally found in the executive. However, despite their ...

This article is a summary of the proceedings of the international symposium ‘Environmental Adjudication in the 21st Century,’ held in Auckland, New Zealand in April 2017. The symposium was organised by a research group ...

In 2003, New Zealand became the only country in the world to decriminalize all aspects of unforced sex work. The law reform heralded a radical shift. Rather than attempting to suppress the industry by criminalizing the ...

What does the specialised nature of an environment court entitle it to do? The recent decision of the New Zealand Supreme Court in Environmental Defence Society Incorporated v Marlborough District Council (‘the King Salmon ...

This article is a book review of Stephen J Turner’s book A Substantive Environmental Right: An Examination of the Legal Obligations of Decision-Makers Towards the Environment. The author examines Turner’s draft accord to ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek to contribute to the objective of the sustainable development process. A factor that may be hindering progress towards sustainable building in many developed states is the ...