April 03, 2012

University of London (UCL), UK, LLM Students hold Conference on Alternative Environmental Government

Source: UCL

LLM Students at the University of London (UCL) and other universities held a highly successful one-day conference on March 16 at the London Institute of Advanced Legal Studies entitled ‘Alternative Environmental Government’. Key speakers at the 2012 Public Interest Environmental Law (PIEL) Conference included Nicholas de Sadeleer from Université Catholique de Louvain, Emma Dickson from Blackstone Chambers, Paul Horsman from Greenpeace and Polly Higgins, barrister. The day was rounded off with a debate on the need for a new International Court of the Environment chaired by Stephen Hockman QC.

PIEL is now in its sixth year and completely student run. The Conference brings legal practitioners, academics and related professionals together with students to discuss and debate pertinent issues relating to environmental law.