Tag Archives: law
An alternative view of sustainable development
The problem with the UK’s proposed planning reforms is not the presumption in favour of sustainable development. The problem is the definition of sustainable development itself. The draft National Planning Policy Framework uses the usual definition of sustainable development, that … Continue reading
Filed under environmental law, law, phd, Research
Lusting after a loophole
I like sex (or at least I imagine I would if I could get some). I also like salvation – after all, having my sins paid for by God a pretty sweet deal. So, what does one do if one’s … Continue reading
Recycling Nudges
Respublica have posted about the benefits of incentivised recycling. Jonathan West looks at government statistics, highlighting that the amount of waste sent to landfill has gone down over the last 20 years and the amount recycled has gone up. He … Continue reading
Are prisoners human?
So Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to deny prisoners the vote even though the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a blanket ban is a human rights violation. But our politicians are on the side of wrong. First, they … Continue reading
Law Teacher of the Year 2011
This is just a quick post to say that my PhD supervisor, Professor Andreas Philippoulos-Mihalopoulos, has been awarded the Oxford University Press National Award for Law Teacher of the Year 2011. Andreas’ thank-you speech really captures the dialectic that exists between self and … Continue reading
Filed under News
Human rights and the environment: the dilemma
I went to a debate last night to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Capacity Global, an organisation which works to ensure that everyone has access to environmental justice, self-defined as: “Living in a clean and healthy environment is everyone’s right”. … Continue reading
