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Legal ramifications of the Rena oil spill

Vernon Rive . 15/11/2011 1:17:42 p.m.

"With the Rena’s oil all but salvaged, many might breathe a huge sigh of relief. But the saga is by no way over and if anything, it poses some serious questions around the laws, or lack thereof, that exist in New Zealand to deal with such incidences. To get a little clarity on the matter, we posed a few questions to AUT’s senior lecturer in law, Vernon Rive."

14 November 2011 article on Idealog Magazine's Sustain Blog.

By Vernon Rive on 15/11/2011 1:17:42 p.m. | Comments (0) | Print |

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I’m an Auckland based writer, researcher, lawyer and lecturer specialising in environmental, resource management and public law. My particular interest is in the international law framework influencing domestic law and policy on climate change and biodiversity protection. I'm the author of chapters on the International Framework, New Zealand Climate Change Regulation and Adaptation to Climate Change in the 2011 Lexis Nexis-published book Climate Change Law and Policy in New Zealand and the general editor of the Resource Management Bulletin. I also lecture in Public, Resource Management Law and International Environmental Law at AUT Law School.

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