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By Dr Felix Nana Kofi Ofori, UWE Alumni, Member of Environmental Law and Sustainability Research Group  Introduction  Throughout the gold-mining communities in Ghana, vast swathes of land, bodies of rivers and streams have turned brownish as a result of unregulated mining activities as well as prospecting for mineral resources. Most alarmingly, the Ghana Water Corporation … Continue reading "Eviscerating the Right to Water in Riparian Communities: Stemming Mining Activities in Ghana "

By Harry Muir, Third Year LLB student  Earth is at the precipice of an environmental catastrophe that could result in the mass extinction of life as we know it.[1] Yet, corporate and government leaders are still committing and condoning acts that have a detrimental effect on the environment for profit and personal gain.[2] Although these … Continue reading "Will the creation of the crime of ecocide at the international and national level hold those who cause severe and irreversible harm to the environment liable?"

In October 2022, Dr Tom Smith published the first of a two-part series of articles examining how the experience and engagement of neurodivergent individuals (for example, those who are autistic or have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)) drawn into the criminal justice system (CJS) can be more effectively and fairly managed by criminal defence barristers, … Continue reading "Thinking differently, engaging differently: Neurodivergence in the Criminal Justice System and the role of the Bar"

Dr Noah A. Izoukumor, Member of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Research Group Introduction The Paris Agreement (PA) was adopted on the 12th of December 2015.[1] The central aim of the PA is to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels or even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.[2] To achieve this … Continue reading "The synergies between the Paris Agreement and the SDGs: An opportunity for national governments to achieve key climate targets"

By Marcus Liedtke, member of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Research Group The recent Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) once again highlighted that the international community falls far short of its ambitious collective goals set out in the Paris Agreement[1] (PA), especially to limit global warming ‘to well below 2°C’[2] and possibly 1.5°C above pre-industrial … Continue reading "Translating collective international climate goals into adequate individual state contributions"

Guest blog by Karl Brown FRSA, UWE Bristol Law alum and Faculty Advisory Board member. I am a Commercial Property Partner in the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP. I am proud to not only be Bristol born and bred but also very proud of my Jamaican heritage. My parents came to … Continue reading "Spotlight: Collaboration is key to boost social mobility"

Guest blog by Christina Schroeder, member of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Research Group The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) took place from 31 October to 12 November 2021, with more than 120 world leaders and over 40,000 registered participants attending.[1] The target of the conference was to accelerate actions to implement the … Continue reading "The UN Climate Change Conference 2021 in Glasgow – Success or Failure?"

Blog by Dr. Felix Nana Kofi Ofori, REACT Humanitarian Network, Oxford, UK. Former PhD student, Bristol Law School, UWE Bristol. Human well-being, now and in the future, depends on a healthy environment characterised by access to safe sanitation in society. [1] This blog examines the challenges confronting majority of Ghanaians whose access to sanitation, is … Continue reading "Stifling Access to Sanitation through Privatisation of Public Facilities in Ghana: The Cases of Human Rights and Dignity"