In this episode of 'Law at the End of the World', hosts Elizabeth Macpherson and Cristy Clark discuss the intersection of environmental law and human rights, and launch Cristy's new book, Legal Geographies of Water: The Spaces, Places and Narratives of Human-Water Relations.

Cristy and Liz explore the lessons from the wideranging water governance case studies in Cristy's groundbreaking book, Including Flint and Detroit, Chile, South Africa, Manila and the Whanganui River in Aotearoa New Zealand across water commodification, financialisation and relationality. Their conversation emphasises the importance of community-led, grassroots water governance and Cristy makes the case for a fundamental reconceptualisation of human-water relationships to achieve more equitable water governance. The episode concludes with updates on latest developments in environmental law.

Show notes

Cristy CLARK

Legal Geographies of Water

Total chaos’ on Eurostar

Greenwashing renewable gas

Fracking legal challenge

Big Oil Wrongful Death

Shell oil pollution

Conservation without consent

Defossilizing our economies

Climate conscious lawyer

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In this episode of Law at the End of the World, hosts Cristy & Liz discuss updates in environmental law, focusing on the concept of ecocide and its implications for justice.

Dr Rachel Killean joins to discuss how her experiences in Cambodia shaped her focus on transitional and environmental justice. She introduces her upcoming book, Green Transitional Justice and reflects on the value of reparative approaches and curiosity in research.

Show notes

• London Climate Action Week
• Vegan Gluten-Free Banana Bread
• Just Cause
• Government undermines regional powers to protect coastal biodiversity
• Wetland restoration is seen as sunk cost
• Biodiversity Credits, Stolen Land, and the Risk of Recolonising Aotearoa
• Episode 239: Legacies of Colonialism, Dr. Olivia Mason
• World’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve
• Melanesian Ocean Reserve
• Woodside's gas extension: another legal challenge
• Revealed: the astonishing emissions that will result from the North West Shelf project
• Pabai Pabai & Anor v Commwealth of Australia
• Billy & others v. Australia

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In this special episode of Law at the End of the World, we feature a discussion with leading ocean governance experts Dr Karen Fisher, Dr Emily Parke, Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa & Linda Faulkner. Recorded live during an event aligned with the UN Oceans Conference in Nice, they dive into the future of ocean law and governance.

Guests unpack the complexities of marine regulation, urging inclusive approaches that centre Indigenous knowledge, local perspectives, and western science. Liz and Cristy reflect through the lens of legal pluralism and share their hot takes on recent legal developments.

This one’s a little longer - feel free to dip into the parts that resonate (pun intended)

Show notes:

Tonga Rights of Whales

Sustainable Seas

Rights of Nature: a Legal Response to the Environmental Crisis?

Waka-Taurua

Ecocide

Raelene Cooper v Minister for Environment and Water (Fed Court)

Court battle to protect Murujuga

Handbook on Climate Litigation

Indigenous-led Rights-based Approaches to Climate Litigation

Ocean Decade

NZ Climate litigation

Māui & Hector’s dolphins

Orange roughy case

EC v Spain

French Polynesia MPA

New Zealand must protect the ocean

NZ lags in protecting

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