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Patient autonomy, capacity and consent (children) (2021)
Book Chapter
Berg, J., & Cave, E. (2021). Patient autonomy, capacity and consent (children). In T. Hervey, & D. Orentlicher (Eds.), Oxford Handbook on Comparative Health Law. Oxford University Press

Renewable Energy Consumption (2021)
Book Chapter
Woolley, O. (2021). Renewable Energy Consumption. In E. Woerdman, M. Roggenkamp, & M. Holwerda (Eds.), Essential EU Climate Law: 2nd edition (98-129). (2nd ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing

• Promoting the consumption of renewable energy is one of the key means to reduce carbon emissions from electricity production, heating and transportation, while it also improves energy security and contributes to economic growth; • Repealing the ear... Read More about Renewable Energy Consumption.

Regulating the promotion of renewable electricity consumption and production: a European Union case study (2021)
Book Chapter
Woolley, O. (2021). Regulating the promotion of renewable electricity consumption and production: a European Union case study. In M. Roggenkamp, K. de Graaf, & R. Fleming (Eds.), Energy Law, Climate Change, and the Environment (388-398). Edward Elgar Publishing

Increasing renewable electricity production and consumption is viewed worldwide as a desirable policy goal, for reasons including climate change mitigation and energy security enhancement. However, realising this goal is far from simple. This is due... Read More about Regulating the promotion of renewable electricity consumption and production: a European Union case study.

Medical guidelines in South African courts: exploring their role in medical negligence matters (2021)
Book Chapter
Pickles, C. (2021). Medical guidelines in South African courts: exploring their role in medical negligence matters. In J. Samanta, & A. Samanta (Eds.), Clinical Guidelines and the Law of Medical Negligence (80-111). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789908893.00011

This chapter analyses South African courts' approach to clinical guidelines in medical negligence case law. It is widely accepted that guidelines 'do not have the status of law' and this was recently confirmed by the Western Cape High Court. However,... Read More about Medical guidelines in South African courts: exploring their role in medical negligence matters.

The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Exploring China’s Changing Attitude (2021)
Book Chapter
Du, M., & Shen, W. (2021). The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Exploring China’s Changing Attitude. In J. Chaisse, L. Choukroune, & S. Jusoh (Eds.), Handbook of international investment law and policy (2483-2506). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3615-7_86

The legitimacy of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) system has come under fire in recent years, and the call for reform or even transformation of global foreign direct investment governance is in vogue, with proposals ranging from incremental... Read More about The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Exploring China’s Changing Attitude.

Climate Law and Environmental Law: Is Conflict Between Them Inevitable? (2021)
Book Chapter
Woolley, O. (2021). Climate Law and Environmental Law: Is Conflict Between Them Inevitable?. In B. Mayer, & A. Zahar (Eds.), Debating Climate Law (398-411). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108879064.029

Climate law has often been framed as a component of environmental law. Under this conception, environmental law and climate law are mutually supportive endeavours towards sustainable development. Yet, in a growing number of instances, climate action... Read More about Climate Law and Environmental Law: Is Conflict Between Them Inevitable?.