Law and the environment research
Concern about environmental matters is a key area of growth among our scholars. Our research includes engaging with global policy on climate and sustainable development, and the continuing legacies of colonialism and corporate activity on indigenous populations.
Previous research has addressed the status of animals in legal discourse. Current research engages with debates about the recognition of non-human rights as a means of environmental protection, the relationship between economic law and the environment, and the effects of the 'anthropocene' in the global south. Our researchers have provided advice to activist organisations. We are also conducting historical work on using trust law to hold states to account for climate change, and on the administrative patterning of the common law landscape.
Much of our scholarship is informed by work in our other areas of research, such as human rights, public and private law, law and technology, and law and the humanities.
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Our academic staff: Rob Amos, Piyel Haldar, Olivia Hamlyn, Stewart Motha.
Impact, public engagement and knowledge exchange
Olivia Hamlyn's work examines the implementation of models of strategic assessment, and environmental impact in the development of new technologies.
