Environmental Courts, Enforcement, Judicial Review & Appeals: Exploring the Options for Ireland

Environmental Courts, Enforcement, Judicial Review & Appeals: Exploring the Options for Ireland
June 19, 2015
Number of places available: 250

This conference will examine the potential for a specialist environmental court in Ireland. The overall goal is to consider appropriate institutional mechanisms to provide effective oversight and to improve the quality of environmental decision-making. Many jurisdictions have recognised the value of expert institutions to resolve complex and often technical disputes in the environmental field. The conference aims to explore the various issues and challenges arising in the Irish context and to provide a forum for exchange of knowledge and informed discussion among interested parties.

Conference Convenor: Áine Ryall Twitter: @EnvJusticeUCC

The event is open to all and is free of charge, although advance registration will be required. A full programme, booking arrangements and further details will be circulated shortly and will be posted on the School of Law website: http://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/ This event is part of a larger research project Strengthening Environmental Decision-making: Law, Technical Evidence & Institutional Design, funded by an Irish Research Council New Foundations Grant 2014.

Confirmed contributors:
The Hon Mr Justice Frank Clarke, Supreme Court of Ireland & Adjunct Professor, School of Law, UCC
The Hon Judge Merideth Wright, former Presiding Judge, Vermont Environmental Court
Judge Anthony M Collins, General Court of the European Union & Adjunct Professor, School of Law, UCC
Dr Mary Kelly, Chairperson, An Bord Pleanála
Áine Ryall, School of Law, UCC

Registration: Free of charge but please register.