environment
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Blog Post: What do human rights have to do with turf cutting on Irish peatlands?
Alessandra Accogli I was recently asked this question by a friend and fellow researcher seeking to better understand my doctoral work. Her curiosity sparked the idea for this short piece. My PhD thesis, titled “Legal Protection of Carbon Sinks: Balancing Climate, Ecosystem, and Human Rights Considerations through a Case Study of Peatlands in Ireland”, examines Continue reading
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Blog Post: So what if rights of nature are prone to performativity – is that necessarily a bad thing?
Julián Suárez PhD Researcher, UCC School of Law julian.suarez@umail.ucc.ie A new version of the Eco-Jurisprudence Monitor map has been recently updated. It has documented 495 rights of nature initiatives in 40 countries and territories across the globe, of which roughly 98 are approved constitutional provisions, case law, statute or indigenous law rights of nature legal Continue reading
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Blog Post: Pollution, Human Rights, and Standing: Key Takeaways from Cannavacciuolo v. Italy
Candice Maharaj On 30 January 2025, the ECtHR delivered its judgment in the case of Cannavacciuolo and Others v Italy. This case involved decades-long, widespread pollution brought about by the illegal dumping, burying, abandonment, and burning of hazardous waste (largely by organised criminal groups) in parts of the Campania region, colloquially referred to as “Terra Continue reading
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Blog Post: An analysis of the Climate Action and Biodiversity (Mandates of Certain Organisations) Bill 2023
Jamie McLoughlin Introduction It has by now been well established that Ireland – like the rest of the world – is facing grave climate and biodiversity crises. Indeed, the Dáil declared a climate and biodiversity ‘emergency’ in May 2019. The need for concrete action to tackle climate breakdown and biodiversity loss is beyond dispute. In Continue reading
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Blog Post: Some Thoughts on the Green Claims Directive
Calum MacLaren A recent European Commission report revealed that 53% of green claims by EU companies are misleading or vague, 40% lack substantive evidence and half of all green labels offer weak or non-existent verification. In response, the Commission has introduced the Green Claims Directive (GCD), a legislative initiative aimed at tackling these practices. Working Continue reading
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