2005 Press Releases

11 Apr 2005

UCC Conference to Examine a Number of Urgent Themes in Environmental Law



The evolving body of law governing environmental regulation and the attendant problems for those who must implement it as well as policy makers will be explored at a conference on Thursday, April 14 organised by UCC's Faculty of Law.

This is the third annual Law and the Environment Conference and a broad spectrum of topics will be explored by leading experts during the conference. This year's programme has been significantly expanded with a total of 14 presentations scheduled and arranged into four specialist sessions.  These include sessions on Developments in Waste Law, Developments in Water Law and Environmental Complaints / Objections.  There is also a session scheduled on General Issues in Environmental Law, which includes presentations on a range of key issues impacting upon environmental governance in Ireland today.

UCC's dynamic and growing Environmental Law Group, based within the Faculty of Law, is involved in leading-edge research into all aspects of environmental law and regulation and is fast becoming a recognised centre of excellence in this area, both nationally and internationally.  In addition, it seeks to play a key role in developing understanding by bringing together legal practitioners, regulators, policy-makers, interest groups, industry and service sector managers as well as academics, with an interest in environmental law and policy.

The conference will build on the success of similar events held over the last two years and has become the pre-eminent event in the Irish Environmental Law calendar.  Some 200 lawyers and other professionals attended last year's event and a similar number of delegates are expected this year.

Details can also be found on the UCC website at www.ucc.ie/law/events

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