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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