environment

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

The Italian Constitutional Court balancing mining activity interests

A recent ECJ ruling has referred to environmental protection in relation to procedures for seabed exploitation. Opportunities for the Italian Constitutional Court?

Giorgio Cataldo • 30-06-2022

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

How fashion contributes to plastic pollution

FFashion, particularly fast fashion, is a major contributor to plastic pollution in the form of microplastic fibres. The 80-year-old Martindale test for interior textiles could be part of the solution.

Anouk Campagne + 1 other • 27-08-2021

Public Law

Non-state actors and the fight for a sustainable future in a ‘neo-colonial’ investment system?

There is a need for a wholesale change to tackle the inherent imbalance, which harmfully impacts the environment and human rights.

Bernadette Fidler + 1 other • 18-06-2021

Public Law

The Urgenda decision: The landmark Dutch climate change case

The landmark decision in the Urgenda case - how the Court reached its decision and the significance for future similar litigation spanning courts across the globe.

Oksana Lutak • 27-01-2020

Public Law

The controversial legal status of directed mutagenesis techniques

Recent scientific developments have enabled the emergence of directed mutagenesis techniques which are novel techniques of genetic modification that produce GMOs in a faster, easier and cheaper way. Their legal status is controversial under Directive 2001/18.

Laura Jakobs • 22-10-2019

Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Traffic jams and smoking bans

When we compare the latest Dutch measures to deal with traffic jams and smoking, we see that we are actually facilitating the rise of traffic pollution while tightening the smoking bans. This shows that we are still not truly environmentally aware.

Wim Bonis • 02-05-2018

Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

World Wide Waste

The programme ‘Ocean Clean Up’ promises to rid the oceans of ‘plastic soup’. This is a very welcome initiative. But only effective when it is accompanied by a change in the way we deal with plastic, by a change in our sense of self.

Wim Bonis • 24-05-2017

Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

How to stop exploiting and destroying landscapes

Dutch minister Kamp has again decided in favour of gas exploitation, whilst Europe was hit by unprecedented heavy rainfall, leading to immense destruction. The link between these issues is our ongoing disrespect for the landscape. What can we do?

Wim Bonis • 29-06-2016

Blogs

The Italian Constitutional Court balancing mining activity interests

How fashion contributes to plastic pollution

Non-state actors and the fight for a sustainable future in a ‘neo-colonial’ investment system?

The Urgenda decision: The landmark Dutch climate change case

The controversial legal status of directed mutagenesis techniques

Traffic jams and smoking bans

World Wide Waste

How to stop exploiting and destroying landscapes