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View article: Climate Change, Fundamental Rights, and Statutory Interpretation
Climate Change, Fundamental Rights, and Statutory Interpretation Open
The climate change crisis demands a wholesale transformation of law. In this article, we consider one potential component of that transformation: the role that rights-protective statutory interpretation might play. Specifically, we analyse…
View article: From marginality to mainstream: the evolution of teaching and learning in environmental law
From marginality to mainstream: the evolution of teaching and learning in environmental law Open
Environmental law has evolved from having status as a marginal aspect of legal education to become a new and dynamic sub-discipline that constitutes a part of the mainstream of legal scholarship and education in many parts of the world. Th…
View article: Human Rights and the Environment
Human Rights and the Environment Open
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 explicit human rights …
View article: Environmental Adjudication: Mapping the Spectrum and Identifying the Fulcrum
Environmental Adjudication: Mapping the Spectrum and Identifying the Fulcrum Open
This paper seeks to make structural sense of environmental adjudication through a comparative examination of environmental adjudication in two jurisdictions – England and Wales, and New Zealand, utilizing Michael Asimow spectrum of ‘adjudi…
View article: Environmental Adjudication in the 21st Century Symposium: Summary of Proceedings
Environmental Adjudication in the 21st Century Symposium: Summary of Proceedings Open
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 formed to discuss an…
View article: Environmental Justice in India: The National Green Tribunal
Environmental Justice in India: The National Green Tribunal Open
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 adjudication, and t…
View article: Reconceptualising Specialist Environment Courts and Tribunals
Reconceptualising Specialist Environment Courts and Tribunals Open
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 novel legal nature…
View article: Honey: A Therapeutic Agent for Disorders of the Skin
Honey: A Therapeutic Agent for Disorders of the Skin Open
Problems with conventional treatments for a range of dermatological disorders have led scientists to search for new compounds of therapeutic value. Efforts have included the evaluation of natural products such as honey. Manuka honey, for e…
View article: Differing Conceptions of Environmental Democracy in New Zealand Resource Management Law
Differing Conceptions of Environmental Democracy in New Zealand Resource Management Law Open
Present proposals for law reform in NZ would shift the balance towards greater ministerial decision-making in environmental management and are serving to highlight a tension in the law between competing manifestations of democracy. Princip…
View article: Honey: an immunomodulatory agent for disorders of the skin
Honey: an immunomodulatory agent for disorders of the skin Open
Studies have shown that honeys from around the world can inhibit the growth of a range of dermatologically important microbes. In addition to reports of the antimicrobial properties of honey, a number of recent in vitro and in vivo studies…
View article: Honey: A realistic antimicrobial for disorders of the skin
Honey: A realistic antimicrobial for disorders of the skin Open
Resistance of pathogenic microorganisms to antibiotics is a serious global health concern. In this review, research investigating the antimicrobial properties of honeys from around the world against skin relevant microbes is evaluated. A p…
View article: Global Atmospheric Pollution: Climate Change and Ozone
Global Atmospheric Pollution: Climate Change and Ozone Open
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, outlines the relevant…
View article: Air Pollution in New Zealand
Air Pollution in New Zealand Open
This chapter is included in the book Environmental Law in New Zealand, edited by Peter Salmon and David Grinlinton. The author considers the regulation of localised air pollution in New Zealand by the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Th…
View article: The Urgenda Decision: Balanced Constitutionalism in the Face of Climate Change?
The Urgenda Decision: Balanced Constitutionalism in the Face of Climate Change? Open
This article considers the decision by a District Court in The Hague ordering the Dutch Government to “limit or have limited” national greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020, compared to the level emitted in 1990. The author cons…
View article: Sustainable Construction in New Zealand
Sustainable Construction in New Zealand Open
2005 was declared to be the “Year of the Built Environment” in New Zealand. This article concerns the law relating to the “built environ- ment” and specifically, examines the construction of buildings within an environmental matrix. Starti…