Climate Litigation and Justice in Africa (2024)
Book
Bouwer, K., Etemire, U., Field, T., & Jegede, A. (Eds.). (in press). Climate Litigation and Justice in Africa. Bristol University Press

In recent years, climate litigation has become an important subject of global scholarly and policy interest. However, developments within the Global South, particularly in Africa, have been largely neglected. This volume brings together an internatio... Read More about Climate Litigation and Justice in Africa.

Solar Power for Resilient Health Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial and Organisational Options for Sustainable Business Models (2023)
Journal Article
Paim, M., Gershon, O., Adeyemi, A., Azubuike, S., Mu, X., & Roeben, V. (2023). Solar Power for Resilient Health Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial and Organisational Options for Sustainable Business Models. The Journal of energy and development, 48(1-2),

This article investigates sustainable business models for the electrification of primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) through Renewable Energy (RE) in Nigeria. The PHCs using Luminous or lithium batteries require careful allocation of costs potential... Read More about Solar Power for Resilient Health Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial and Organisational Options for Sustainable Business Models.

Intergenerational Preparedness: Climate Change, Community Interest Obligations, and the Environmental Rule of Law (2023)
Journal Article
Minnerop, P. (in press). Intergenerational Preparedness: Climate Change, Community Interest Obligations, and the Environmental Rule of Law. Global Policy, https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13219

This article argues that the protection of ‘community interests’ in international law includes intertemporal obligations of States, in cases where it is scientifically foreseeable that (fully) maintaining the ‘status quo’ of a protected community int... Read More about Intergenerational Preparedness: Climate Change, Community Interest Obligations, and the Environmental Rule of Law.

Multinational Corporations, Human Rights, and Global Governance (2023)
Book Chapter
Rooney, J. (in press). Multinational Corporations, Human Rights, and Global Governance. In R. Houghton, A. O’Donoghue, Y. Brunger, C. Weixia Chen, & D. Ngira (Eds.), Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Global Governance. Edward Elgar Publishing

Explaining China’s approach to investor-state dispute settlement reform: a contextual perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Du, M. (2023). Explaining China’s approach to investor-state dispute settlement reform: a contextual perspective. European Law Journal: Review of European Law in Context, 28(4-6), 281-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/eulj.12468

China's approach to ISDS reform is widely perceived as undecided and ambiguous. This paper provides the first detailed analysis of China's submission to the UNITRAL Working Group III and situates China's approach in the context of global dialogue of... Read More about Explaining China’s approach to investor-state dispute settlement reform: a contextual perspective.

International Human Rights Law, Devolution, and Democratic Legitimacy: the Case Study of Abortion Reform in Northern Ireland (2023)
Journal Article
Rooney, J. (2023). International Human Rights Law, Devolution, and Democratic Legitimacy: the Case Study of Abortion Reform in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 74(1), 28-62. https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v74i1.1021

This article uses the case study of abortion law reform to critically assess what is required to secure democratic legitimacy in complying with international human rights law (IHRL) obligations. The case study exposes the inadequacy of the devolution... Read More about International Human Rights Law, Devolution, and Democratic Legitimacy: the Case Study of Abortion Reform in Northern Ireland.

Climate Education in the Core at Durham Law School (2023)
Report
Bouwer, K., Allen, T., Buck, J., Frantziou, E., Neuvonen, P., Sakharova, I., & Wang, Y. (2023). Climate Education in the Core at Durham Law School. [No known commissioning body]

Africa, Climate Justice and the Courts (2023)
Book Chapter
Bouwer, K., Etemire, U., Field, T., & Jegede, A. (in press). Africa, Climate Justice and the Courts. In K. Bouwer, U. Etemire, T. Field, & A. Jegede (Eds.), Climate Litigation and Justice in Africa. Bristol University Press

The (mis)use of fetal viability as the determinant of non-criminal abortion in the Netherlands and England and Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Halliday, S., Romanis, E. C., De Proost, L., & Verweij, E. (. (in press). The (mis)use of fetal viability as the determinant of non-criminal abortion in the Netherlands and England and Wales. Medical Law Review, https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwad015

Time plays a fundamental role in abortion regulation. In this article, we compare the regulatory frameworks in England and Wales and the Netherlands as examples of the centrality accorded to viability in the determination of the parameters of non-cri... Read More about The (mis)use of fetal viability as the determinant of non-criminal abortion in the Netherlands and England and Wales.

Hydrogen supply chain and refuelling network design: assessment of alternative scenarios for the long-haul road freight in the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Raeesi, R., Searle, C., Balta-Ozkan, N., Marsiliani, L., Tian, M., & Greening, P. (in press). Hydrogen supply chain and refuelling network design: assessment of alternative scenarios for the long-haul road freight in the UK. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.03.474

Shifting from fossil fuels to clean alternative fuel options such as hydrogen is an essential step in decarbonising the road freight transport sector and facilitating an efficient transition towards zero-emissions goods distribution of the future. De... Read More about Hydrogen supply chain and refuelling network design: assessment of alternative scenarios for the long-haul road freight in the UK.

Public sector sustainability reporting: time to step it up (2023)
Report
Adams, C. (2023). Public sector sustainability reporting: time to step it up. [No known commissioning body]

Estimating the impact of new high seas activities on the environment: the effects of ocean-surface macroplastic removal on sea surface ecosystems (2023)
Journal Article
Spencer, M., Culhane, F., Chong, F., Powell, M. O., Roland Holst, R. J., & Helm, R. (2023). Estimating the impact of new high seas activities on the environment: the effects of ocean-surface macroplastic removal on sea surface ecosystems. PeerJ – the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences, 11, Article 15021. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15021

The open ocean beyond national jurisdiction covers nearly half of Earth’s surface and is largely unexplored. It is also an emerging frontier for new types of human activity. Understanding how new activities interact with high seas ecosystems is criti... Read More about Estimating the impact of new high seas activities on the environment: the effects of ocean-surface macroplastic removal on sea surface ecosystems.

Renewable Energy Law (2023)
Book
Woolley, O. (2023). Renewable Energy Law. Hart Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509936496

This is the first textbook to provide a clear understanding of law’s role in promoting the global growth of renewable energy production and consumption. The book introduces readers to the main legal frameworks shaping the rise of renewables at intern... Read More about Renewable Energy Law.

New Technology and the Protection of the Marine Environment (2023)
Book Chapter
Woker, H. J., Roland Holst, R. J., & Harden-Davies, H. (2023). New Technology and the Protection of the Marine Environment. In R. Rayfuse, A. Jaeckel, & N. Klein (Eds.), Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law (409-427). (Second Edition). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789909081.00028

This chapter focusses on the multifaceted relationship between new technology, the protection of the marine environment, and law. It identifies four categories to classify and analyse this relationship: (1) new technologies for marine resource exploi... Read More about New Technology and the Protection of the Marine Environment.

Legal Nature of NFTed Artwork -- A Comparative Study. (2023)
Book Chapter
Wang, J., & Alpini, A. (in press). Legal Nature of NFTed Artwork -- A Comparative Study. In N. Naim (Ed.), Intellectual Property Law and Artificial Intelligence. Palgrave Macmillan

Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years (2023)
Journal Article
Jordan, J. R., Miles, B., Gudmundsson, G., Jamieson, S., Jenkins, A., & Stokes, C. (2023). Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1825. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37553-2

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) is currently surrounded by relatively cool water, but climatic shifts have the potential to increase basal melting via intrusions of warm modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW) onto the continental shelf. Here we u... Read More about Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years.

Law, justice and the role of courts in changing the social superstructure narrative in climate litigation: A Rejoinder to Benoit Mayer (2023)
Journal Article
Otto, F. E., Minnerop, P., Raju, E., Harrington, L. J., Stuart‐Smith, R. F., Boyd, E., …Lauta, K. C. (in press). Law, justice and the role of courts in changing the social superstructure narrative in climate litigation: A Rejoinder to Benoit Mayer. Global Policy, https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13174

Reflections on the Governance Function of Compulsory Dispute Settlement in the Legal Order for the Ocean (2023)
Journal Article
Roland Holst, R. J. (2023). Reflections on the Governance Function of Compulsory Dispute Settlement in the Legal Order for the Ocean. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 38(2), 283-301. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10122

This article takes the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as an opportunity to reflect on the role that the compulsory dispute settlement system under Part XV of the Convention plays in maintaining the legal o... Read More about Reflections on the Governance Function of Compulsory Dispute Settlement in the Legal Order for the Ocean.

Dual networks: How does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms’ supply chain learning? (2023)
Journal Article
Yan, J., Yu, Z., Fernandes, K., & Xiong, Y. (2023). Dual networks: How does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms’ supply chain learning?. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-08-2022-0507

Dual networks: how does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms' supply chain learning? (2023)
Journal Article
Yan, J., Yu, Z., Fernandes, K., & Xiong, Y. (in press). Dual networks: how does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms' supply chain learning?. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-08-2022-0507

Purpose: To explore the mechanism that shapes firms' supply chain learning (SCL) practices, this study examines the relationship between firms' knowledge network embeddedness and their SCL practice in a supply chain network, as well as the moderating... Read More about Dual networks: how does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms' supply chain learning?.