Oftentimes when international crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes are discussed the connection between these crimes and the environment is ignored or often discussed tangentially instead of in direct connection with or as a possible motive for the commission of international crimes. The connection between the environment and mass atrocities and the actions of perpetrators is under-discussed. For example, many activists from Myanmar have raised the issue of the military junta’s source of income being derived from Jade mines in the Kachin region or pearls from the Tanintharyi region. Recent reports indicate gold mining is one of the underlying issues fueling the genocide in Sudan.
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2022 Environmental Crimes and Protection Conference Program
March 18, 2022
Virtual Conference
2020 Environmental Crimes Conference Program
The 2020 Environmental Crimes Conference will take place in St. Helier, Jersey, UK on October 1 and 2, 2020 at St. Paul’s Centre.
Call for Papers: 2020 Environmental Crimes Conference
The Common Good Foundation in partnership with Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, The Center for World Indigenous Studies, The Jersey Law Commission, and The Resolution Journal, is hosting the 2nd Environmental Crimes Conference on October 1st and 2nd 2020 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom.
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2019 Environmental Crimes Law Conference Program
The following presentations (in alphabetical order) have been selected for the conference in St. Helier, Jersey, UK October 31 and November 1, 2019 which will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in downtown St. Helier.
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The Common Good Foundation in partnership with The Resolution Centre, Jersey Law Commission, and The Resolution Journal, is hosting an Environmental Crimes Law Conference October 31st and November 1st 2019 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.
The purpose of the conference is to bring together diverse professionals from different disciplines to discuss emerging trends and responses to environmental crimes. The conference welcomes papers on topics such as (but not limited to):
- Wildlife crimes
- Environmental criminal laws, policies, or prosecutions
- The impact of environmental crimes on specific communities
- Environmental/Social movements which respond to or address an environmental crime
- Technological responses to environmental crime
All papers that are accepted will have an opportunity for publication in The Resolution Journal, an open access law journal.
The conference fee will be £150 per person. All expenses will be paid for by the attendee, there are no stipends offered for travel or other expenses. Further information for registration will be posted by September.
If you are interested in presenting, please submit the following to Regina Paulose: reginapaulose at gmail dot com:
- A brief bio
- Abstract – 300 words
The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, September 6, 2019. Notifications of acceptance will be delivered by early September.
A working rough draft of the accepted paper for the conference will be due by October 20, 2019.