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Fiduciary Duty and the Atmospheric Trust
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 ... -
Human Rights and the Environment
This chapter is published in the book International Human Rights Law in Aotearoa New Zealand, edited by Margaret Beddgood, Kris Gledhill and Ian McIntosh. This chapter considers whether New Zealand law should contain ... -
An Overview of Integrating Instruments to Achieve Sustainable Construction and Buildings
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 ... -
Sex Work in New Zealand: The Re-Importation of Moral Majoritarianism in Regulating a Decriminalised Industry
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 ... -
World Hertiage Sites and Sustainable Development: Case of the Western Ghats
Is the environmental management regime premised upon the concept of sustainable development appropriate for a world heritage site? This is a pressing question in India given the inscription of the Western Ghats in the World ... -
Reconceptualising the Role of the New Zealand Environment Court
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 ... -
The Deep Seabed and Ocean Floor
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 ... -
Critical Reflections on Ownership by Mary Warnock
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 ... -
Global Atmospheric Pollution: Climate Change and Ozone
This chapter is published in the book Environmental Law in New Zealand, edited by Peter Salmon and David Grinlinton. The chapter briefly explains the nature of anthropogenic-induced climate change and ozone depletion, ... -
Compliance and Enforcement
This chapter is included in the book Environmental Law in New Zealand, edited by Peter Salmon and David Grinlinton. The first part of the chapter provides an introduction to the main concepts relevant to compliance and ... -
Environmental Justice in India: The National Green Tribunal
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 ... -
New Variations on the Rule Against Penalties
As a consequence of the rule against penalties, contractual clauses with a penal character are unenforceable. The rule has recently undergone significant revision in both the United Kingdom and Australia, following decisions ... -
Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Responses to Multiple Stressors: Interactions Between Fine Sediment Grain Size and Flow Velocity Reduction
Agricultural development has resulted in the degradation of freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Disentangling the individual and combined effects of agricultural stressors is crucial for future land-use management and restoration ... -
Arsenic contamination of soil and groundwater from the leaching of CCA treated fence posts in several Hawke's Bay vineyards
Throughout the rapidly expanding area of vineyards in New Zealand, great numbers of wooden posts, treated with copper, chromium and arsenic (CCA) are used to support the vine canopy. Studies have shown that when CCA-treated ... -
Songs for Middle America : Burt Bacharach and Hal David in the sixties
This work describes the extent to which the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, written and recorded between 1962 and 1970, reflect significant challenges to the norms of pop music in that decade. It delineates unique ... -
Repairs, Renovation, Restoration, Demolition or Replacement or Multi-Dwelling Units on a Single Title
Our research team (the authors of this paper and Professor Jacinta Ruru) based at the School of Law, University of Canterbury and the Faculty of Law, University of Otago has been granted funding from the Building Research ... -
Energy Law and the Environment: A Book Review
This article is a book review of Rosemary Lyster and Adrian Bradbrook’s book Energy Law and the Environment. The article commends Lyster and Bradbrook’s publication and concludes that the overwhelming message of the book ... -
Mechanics of folding in central Otago : an investigation of the recent deformation of the Rock and Piller Range
Cenozoic deformation of the Central Otago Range and Basin province has been investigated to determine the mechanism of range formation. Mapping in the Rock and Pillar Range revealed macroscopic folds in schistosity which ... -
Environmental Defence Society Inc. v. Marlborough District Council (The 'King Salmon' Case)
This article considers the “King Salmon” case, concerned with an application to change the prohibited activity status of salmon farming in the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan. The author examines the wider issue ... -
Understanding the Objective: Psychological Effects in Environmental Decision-Making
A resource consent application for land use might encounter opposition by respondents who claim that the proposed activity will cause them to suffer psychologically. For example, opponents may fear that a proposed activity ...