The Italian Constitutional Court balancing mining activity interests

A recent ECJ ruling has referred to environmental protection in relation to procedures for seabed exploitation. Opportunities for the Italian Constitutional Court?

Giorgio Cataldo • June 30, 2022

How fashion contributes to plastic pollution

FFashion, particularly fast fashion, is a major contributor to plastic pollution in the form of microplastic fibres. The 80-year-old Martindale test for interior textiles could be part of the solution.

Anouk Campagne and Esther Kentin • August 27, 2021

Non-state actors and the fight for a sustainable future in a ‘neo-colonial’ investment system?

There is a need for a wholesale change to tackle the inherent imbalance, which harmfully impacts the environment and human rights.

Bernadette Fidler and Tong Li • June 18, 2021

The Urgenda decision: The landmark Dutch climate change case

The landmark decision in the Urgenda case - how the Court reached its decision and the significance for future similar litigation spanning courts across the globe.

Oksana Lutak • January 27, 2020 • 2 comments

The controversial legal status of directed mutagenesis techniques

Recent scientific developments have enabled the emergence of directed mutagenesis techniques which are novel techniques of genetic modification that produce GMOs in a faster, easier and cheaper way. Their legal status is controversial under Directive 2001/18.

Laura Jakobs • October 22, 2019 • 2 comments

Traffic jams and smoking bans

When we compare the latest Dutch measures to deal with traffic jams and smoking, we see that we are actually facilitating the rise of traffic pollution while tightening the smoking bans. This shows that we are still not truly environmentally aware.

Wim Bonis • May 02, 2018 • 1 comment

World Wide Waste

The programme ‘Ocean Clean Up’ promises to rid the oceans of ‘plastic soup’. This is a very welcome initiative. But only effective when it is accompanied by a change in the way we deal with plastic, by a change in our sense of self.

Wim Bonis • May 24, 2017

How to stop exploiting and destroying landscapes

Dutch minister Kamp has again decided in favour of gas exploitation, whilst Europe was hit by unprecedented heavy rainfall, leading to immense destruction. The link between these issues is our ongoing disrespect for the landscape. What can we do?

Wim Bonis • June 29, 2016 • 5 comments

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