Environmental Law

River Faughan: The Struggle for Legal Personhood

In this special episode Katie O’Doherty delves into the illegal waste dumping scandal at the Mobuoy dump near the River Faughan in Northern Ireland, a scandal described by Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir as a “sophisticated and deliberate environmental crime of unprecedented scale”. She is joined by James Orr from Friends of the Earth and Dean Blackwood from the River Faughan Anglers and The Environmental Gathering.

Amitav Ghosh’s 2024 Seamus Deane Lecture: The Nutmeg’s Curse and Our Ecological Crisis

In the 2024 Seamus Deane lecture, acclaimed novelist Amitav Ghosh, hosted by Field Day, the Derry Playhouse, and the School of Law, explores themes from … Read More

Lough Neagh’s Future Ownership

In this episode, Dr Bróna McNeill and Dr Ciara Brennan (Director of the Environmental Justice Network Ireland) discuss their recent report: Lough Neagh’s Future Ownership: Legal and Policy Considerations, which was developed in response to the ecological crisis that has unfolded at the lough over Summer 2023.

Surviving the Climate Crisis with Professor John Barry

In a frank and open conversation, lawpodders Zoe and Charlotte talk to Professor John Barry about climate change and climate activism in this era of climate crisis.

“The Rights of Nature – A legal revolution” with Jurist, Valérie Cabanes.

Dr Peter Doran and Dr Rachel Killean are joined by French Jurist Valérie Cabanes in a wide-ranging discussion about the rights of nature, biocultural rights, ecocide and more.

Episode 65 – Reparations for Conflict-Related Environmental Harm

Transitional Justice Series 1 – In this episode Dr Rachel Killean tells us about her recent article, ‘From ecocide to eco-sensitivity: ‘greening’ reparations at the International Criminal Court,’ published in The International Journal of Human Rights in 2020.

Episode 41 – Interview with George Monbiot

Dr Peter Doran interviews George Monbiot in an electrifying discussion ranging the power of narratives in politics, the creation of a new politics to respond to political and environmental crises and the value of the commons in modern society.