Centre for Law and the Environment at UCC

The Centre for Law & the Environment @LawUCC @eriucc draws together our research, teaching & policy work relating to law and the environment.

[Centre for Law and the Environment at UCC @UCCLawEnv]

For information and news related to the Centre for Law & the Environment please follow us via https://t.co/lBYm086g05

[UCC Green Campus @GreenCampusUCC]

Really excited to deliver another year of the 2025 UW0005 / CPD1640 University Wide Module in Sustainability, open to students, staff and the general public.

[UCC Green Campus @GreenCampusUCC]

Delighted to begin the 2025 iteration of the UW0005 / CPD 1640 University-Wide Module in Sustainability this evening. Welcoming students, staff, and members of the public.

[Youth Climate Justice @YouthClimateJ]

🗣️A new year and we're back with more research forums! Join us on 27 February at 2pm (UTC) for a conversation with @DignoMontalvan on the "Advances and Challenges of Intergenerational Justice in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights".

🔗Register now! https://t.co/sIcTaqZleH

[RECIEL @RECIELjournal]

🆕in @RECIELjournal: Can litigation of National Energy & Climate Plans enhance EU climate ambition? Orla Kelleher & @Clodagh_Daly__ examine how rights-based challenges could strengthen the Fit for 55 Package implementation.

Read here: https://t.co/0LJHME5ts3

[Maritime Area Regulatory Authority @MaritimeReg]

We are seeking to recruit Senior Legal Advisors.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Wednesday 12th February 2025.

Full information, including the application process, is available at https://t.co/yE9T7nfkKF

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

In resolution 48/13, the @UN Human Rights Council has recognized the human right to a clean, safe and sustainable environment, and encourages States to cooperate with relevant international and regional convention secretariats on implementing this right ➔https://t.co/ebQjdsdqxa

[Dr. David R. Boyd @EnvirOptimist]

Huge victory for the right to a healthy environment in Montana today as the state Supreme Court upheld a lower court judgment finding that this right includes the right to a stable climate system.
https://t.co/oPLEckmv9Q
The Court made some powerful observations:

[EPA Ireland @EPAIreland]

The @Dept_ECC is #hiring two Director positions for the EPA: Director of Communications and Corporate Services & Director of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring. Deadline is 3pm on Thursday 16th January 2025.https://t.co/YD3ab6gbmh

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

#ICC Office of the Prosecutor launches second public consultation on a policy initiative to advance accountability for environmental crimes under the #RomeStatute ⤵️
https://t.co/q9OWsle5N9

[TheEnvironForum @EnvironForum]

We had a wonderful evening celebrating the recipient's of our 2024 Awards. Their inspiring stories & contributions to improving the environment really lifted our spirits. Here are the Winners - congratulations to all @nagletony @BirdWatchIE @goleenharbour @GasNetworks

[Centre for Law and the Environment at UCC @UCCLawEnv]

Congratulations Niamh from all of us at the Centre for Law & the Environment! 🎉🎉🎉 @LawUCC @eriucc @CBLUCC @UCCResearch @IrishResearch @EPAResearchNews - a richly deserved award in recognition of your many excellent - and very impactful -contributions

[🌍⚖️ Seb Duyck | @duycks.bsky.social @duycks]

📢Invitation: join our distinguished panel to unpack the role of #HumanRights in ongoing advisory proceedings on #ClimateJustice at ⚖️🇺🇳@CIJ_ICJ
📅Thu 12th Dec, 18.30-20.30 (in 🇨🇭Geneva & 📺online)
🔗📝registration link: https://t.co/MdDBgaa0di
#AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

[John H Knox @JohnHKnox]

Today, @UNEP released Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders. They provide practical guidance on how private organizations and funders should respect human rights in conservation. This thread describes them: 1/10
https://t.co/LMeGakFoXc

[Declan Walsh @deckie]

Our @LawUCC @UCC Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Collins was today appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal by President Higgins

[Noreen O'Meara @noreenomeara]

Thank you @BritishAcademy_ and @LawAtSurrey for supporting my Mid-Career Fellowship which has just started - researching climate, health, and human rights dimensions of plastics pollution and related legal challenges.

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

🚨LAUNCH: 'Demystifying The Cost of Environmental Justice on The Island of Ireland' 🚨

Marc Willers KC (@mwillersqc) of the Garden Ct #EnvironmentalLaw & #ClimateJustice Team contributed the foreword to the new @EJNI_Online handbook. 🌍

Read on here 🔽
https://t.co/hmBEj3LVpn

[EJNI @EJNI_Online]

You can now check out the handbook using the link below 👀 ⬇️

https://t.co/3tGVYJNV6I

[EJNI @EJNI_Online]

We’re here at @JamesJoyceCentr launching our new collaborative handbook - “Demystifying the Cost of Environmental Justice on the Island of Ireland” 🎄🎅🏻

[RECIEL @RECIELjournal]

Volume 33(3) of the
@RECIELJournal is now live, with our Special Issue: Emerging technologies and environmental, energy and climate law, guest-edited by Leonie Reins and Sascha van Schendel.

https://t.co/Glj16t0oKC