Author: Legal Voices for the Future
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Can Climate Be Protected Through Criminal Law?
About the Author: Paola Vitale holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Bologna. She is passionate about international climate and environmental law, and collaborates as a core-team member with Youth for Ecocide Law. She writes for the Stop Ecocide International guest blog. As climate harms intensify, existing legal systems struggle to keep pace. Many…
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January 2026 Newsletter
Dear LVF members Happy New Year! As we say goodbye to 2025, we look forward to a new year with fresh opportunities for our members. We also say goodbye to some of our committee members and welcome onboard our new 2026 LVF Stewardship Committee. We are really looking forward to 2026 and can’t wait to…
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February 2026 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to LVF’s February newsletter! We often associate February with Valentine’s Day, but at LVF we try to spread the love for nature and our community throughout the year. This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s newsletter includes: See you next month, LVF Education February Knowledge Session with Vicky Vanderstichele On…
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LVF Blog Post Guidelines
Updated 14 January 2026 About the LVF blog LVF has a blog section on its website which features posts on LVF events, such as knowledge sessions and community outings, and commentary on topics of interest relating to the intersection between law and the climate and ecological crises. The blog is meant to be a space…
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In Defence of International Law
About the Author: Lucia Williams, incoming LVF Stewardship Committee member, doctoral student at University College London, specialising in sustainability and insurance law, and Consultant in the Environmental Sustainability & Biodiversity team at global law firm Clyde & Co LLP. Tears swell in my eyes while I listen to commentary about the demise of international law, as…
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List of organisations working on environmental law
Updated 11 January 2026 LVF has curated a non-exhaustive list of local and international organisations that work on environmental law in the UK, who may accept volunteers or recruit for careers from time to time. Most of the organisations also offer insightful resources, events and conferences, which may help the LVF community keep up with…
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December 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF members Welcome to LVF’s December newsletter! “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s newsletter is a bit longer than usual (please bear with us), and includes: See you next year, Bristol…
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UKELA South West and LVF Event on the Environmental Permitting Regime
By Philippa Shepherd and Sasha Anisman, Burges Salmon This blog post is reproduced from Burges Salmon’s website with their kind permission. A recording of the session is available here. Burges Salmon was delighted to host and sponsor an inaugural joint event between the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA)’s South West Regional Group and Legal Voices for the Future at…
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