Law

LCIL Friday Lecture: ‘Climate change and the law of the sea: A test for international law’ – Prof Nilufer Oral, Director of the Centre for International Law – NUS

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Lecture summary: Recent scientific information presents an alarming diagnosis of the multiple adverse consequences of climate change on the ocean: levels of ocean acidification not seen in millions of years, changes in ocean chemistry, warming temperatures and deoxygenation threating marine life, in particular coral reefs; and rapidly melting glaciers and ice sheets challenging the survival…

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LCIL Friday Lecture: ‘Climate change and the law of the sea: A test for international law’ – Prof Nilufer Oral, National University of Singapore

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Lecture summary: Recent scientific information presents an alarming diagnosis of the multiple adverse consequences of climate change on the ocean: levels of ocean acidification not seen in millions of years, changes in ocean chemistry, warming temperatures and deoxygenation threating marine life, in particular coral reefs; and rapidly melting glaciers and ice sheets challenging the survival…

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Post-Doctoral Associate in Climate Law and Governance (Fixed term)

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Hughes Hall, a College within the University of Cambridge, intends to establish a major new research initiative in Climate Law and Governance in conjunction with its Centre for Climate Change Engagement (HHCCCE). This will include two stipendiary post-doctoral positions to pursue research on law and climate change: the…

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Evening Event: ‘Controlling Climate Chaos – The Rising Tide of Climate Litigation and New Litigation Rules to Facilitate Access to Climate Justice’

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Time: 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm Major Climate Litigation Cases Around the World Changing Litigation Rules: the new International Bar Association “ Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failures to act on Climate Change ” Guest Speakers: Hon. Brian J. Preston Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court, New South Wales, Australia. David Estrin,…

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Evening Event: Controlling Climate Chaos – The Rising Tide of Climate Litigation and New Litigation Rules to Facilitate Access to Climate Justice

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Time: 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm Major Climate Litigation Cases Around the World Changing Litigation Rules: the new International Bar Association “ Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failures to act on Climate Change ” Guest Speakers: Hon. Brian J. Preston Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court, New South…

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Evening Lecture: ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference’ – Daniel Bodanski

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Professor Daniel Bodanski will speak about ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference.’ Followed by a Q&A. Is implementation of the Paris Agreement on track? What are the Agreement’s prospects for success? The talk will review developments in the international climate change regime, including the recently concluded…

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Evening Lecture: ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference’ with Professor Daniel Bodanski, Arizona State University

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Professor Daniel Bodanski will speak about ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference.’ Followed by a Q&A. Is implementation of the Paris Agreement on track? What are the Agreement’s prospects for success? The talk will review developments in the international climate change regime, including the recently concluded…

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Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Law

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Oxford University Press has published Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Law edited by Dr Emma Lees and Professor Jorge E. Viñuales . The volume brings together over 50 authors from around the world, including some of the most prominent authorities on different countries and topics, to analyse environmental law as a key technology to tackle…

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