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Amanda Byer
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Assistant Professor and Ad Astra Fellow in International Law and Global Justice, UCD School of Law
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My monograph, Placing Property, published under the Property [In]Justice Project, is open access and available here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Thanks to @owenmcintyre.bsky.social and @ucc.ie Law for hosting another superb conference on Law and the Environment this year. We were delighted with the opportunity to present a project panel + discuss @property-injustice.bsky.social research with the other delegates. Go raibh maith agaibh go leir
May 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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“At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to. That means no more mortgages or new real estate devt, no long-term investment, no financial stability. The financial sector as we know it ceases to function and capitalism ceases to be viable.”
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Raveena Tamoria and I gave an introduction to landscape law to landscape planners, landscape architects and landscape geographers. Landscape reclaiming its legal identity is so important for climate justice, cultural rights and environmental protection.
Learn more here: landscaperesearch.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My book Placing Property has officially reached 10k downloads!
This book explains how property is rooted in spatial injustice.
Thank you to everyone who downloaded and shared my work!
Hopefully this empowers people to think about how to reimagine land law.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
March 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My chapter 'Reserving Space: Land, Nature, and Empire in the Development of Commonwealth Caribbean Environmental Law' is out now in the latest volume of the Max Planck Legal History Series! Open Access here: www.lhlt.mpg.de/publications...
Legal Transfer and Legal Geography in the British Empire
www.lhlt.mpg.de
March 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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It's crucial that all of us on this island work together to prevent extractivist, ecologically harmful and neocolonial mining applications in the North:
www.rundale.org/2025/03/06/s...
Sperrins Gold Mine Inquiry Suspended: Transboundary Solidarity for Environmental Justice in Ireland - Rundale
A public inquiry into a major mining project in Northern Ireland was suspended shortly after starting due to breaches in laws protecting public participation. Local communities have resisted the proje...
www.rundale.org
March 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Congratulations to @sonyacotton.bsky.social for passing her PhD Viva with no corrections at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social. Special thanks to the examiners Prof. Lucas Lixinski @heritagelaw.bsky.social and Prof. Cathryn Costello @profccostello.bsky.social and to the Chair, Prof. Ian O'Donnell
March 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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What are the gendered effects of climate change? And what type of knowledge is privileged when discussing its harms? Excellent blog post by Christie Nicoson
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Blog Post: Gender Shaping Climate Change – Courts, Data, and Harm
Christie Nicoson There is a notable gender imbalance in climate decision-making, with only around 20% of countries sending women to the United Nations climate negotiations,[1] and court decisions h…
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March 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My monograph, Placing Property, published under the Property [In]Justice Project, is open access and available here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@property-injustice.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The EU needs more equal, fair trade partnerships, based on solidarity and cooperation. Not deals that rest on exploitation, extractivism & resource grabs.

120+ groups from Europe & Indonesia alert on the 🇮🇩-🇪🇺 #CEPA's threats to climate, workers & human rights 👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/press-releas...
February 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Spread the word! There is now a climate & heritage feed. Tag with #climateheritage for all things related to climate change impacts on tangible & intangible cultural heritage & what to do about it. 🏺🧪🗃️🌎
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November 30, 2024 at 2:13 PM