Subject guides: Key Law Subjects: Environmental Law

Key Resources - Environmental Law

OGEL - Global Energy Law & Regulation Portal
A peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of law pertaining to oil, gas, and energy in general.
Australian Environmental and Planning Law Library
Available via AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute). Includes collections of relevant case law and legislative materials, parliamentary committees, law reform publications, journal collections and treaty collections. Organised by Australian jurisdiction.

Social Science Research Network - working papers and open-access pre-publication papers

Climate Change Law & Policy eJournal
Access to over 1500 research papers.
Energy Law and Policy eJournal
Access to over 1200 research papers.
International Environmental Law eJournal
Access to over 1600 research papers.
Natural Resources Law and Policy eJournal
Access to over 1700 research papers.
Protected Lands Law and Policy eJournal
Access to over 1100 research papers.

Other jurisdictions and international environmental law

ECOLEX - Gateway to Environmental Law
Searchable database including domestic legislation, case law and secondary materials from around the word, as well as relevant treaties.
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Created by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, the UN Environmental Programme, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
EUR-Lex Environment and Climate Change
Summaries of European environmental legislation organised under 14 sub-topics.
InforMEA - United Nations Information on Multilateral Environmental Treaties
Contains information about, and access to multilateral environmental agreements. Includes national plans and national progress reports by country.
Oceans and Law of the Sea
From the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea.
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Includes information on the Convention and related Agreements, relevant bodies established by the convention, dispute resolution, press releases and links.
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
Information arranged by issues, country and human rights bodies. Includes a publications and resources section.
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The Special Rapporteur has a mandate to identify and investigate issues relating to human rights and the environment, and recommend solutions to those issues.
Resources - UN Environment Program
Searchable database containing more than 10,000 resources. Browsable topics include environmental rights and governance. Filter by topic, region or country.
AARHUS Convention
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Text of convention itself, the Cartagena Protocol, the Nagoya Protocol plus a range of related documentation, decisions, commentary, statistics, information by country etc.

Australia - Courts and Tribunals

Land and Environment Court of NSW
Decisions from 1987 on via AustLII, and links to the court website.
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The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a specialist environmental and planning court with a wide jurisdiction responsible for interpreting and enforcing environmental law in the state.
Queensland Planning and Environment Court Decisions
Via AustLII. Decisions from 1999 and links to the court website.
Environment Resources and Development Court of South Australia
Via AustLII. Decisions from 1996 and links to the court website.
Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal of Tasmania
Via AustLII. Decisions from 1994 and links to the Tribunal website.
Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal - Development and Resources
Includes a link to the Decisions Database.
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Reviews decisions made by State Government and local governments regarding development, subdivision, notices, fisheries, water, rating, land valuation, land tax and soil and land conservation.

Australia - Government Agencies and NGOs

Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy
The Department designs and implements Australian Government policy and programs related to energy and environmental protection.
Environment, Energy and Science Homepage - NSW Government
Policy information and links to research and publications.
NSW Environment Protection Authority
Includes information on waste management, native forestry, pesticides, contaminated land and other areas of policy and regulatory activity.
Environmental Defender's Office (EDO NSW)
Includes resources on access to environmental justice, environmental law reform, and a publications section.
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EDO NSW is a community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law. It aims to help people protect the environment through law.

Other useful resources - Environmental Law

Agriculture and Environment subject guide
From the University of Sydney Library. Offers pointers to reliable resources in agriculture and environmental sciences.
Biological Sciences subject guide
From the University of Sydney Library. Offers pointers to reliable resources in biological science.