How can the damage inflicted by Israel on Palestine’s natural environment be framed as a violation of international law? When responding to conflict, how can nature be properly valued in the delivery of transitional justice? What, then, could "green transitional justice” mean for Palestine and its natural environment?
In this final episode of Just Cause’s third season, LLB student Eamonn Murphy speaks with Dr Rachel Killean and Dr Lauren Dempster about their new book, Green Transitional Justice, and their ecocentric approach to transitional justice that seeks to properly redress harms to nature. We consider how green transitional justice functions at large, and how it needs to be driven by Indigenous and grassroots voices, before ending with a discussion of how we might practically apply the principles of green transitional justice with respect to Palestine in the context of Israel’s ongoing military assault.
Dr Rachel Killean is a Senior Lecturer and the current Associate Dean for Student Life in Sydney Law School. Dr Lauren Dempster is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and Fellow of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. Their new book, Green Transitional Justice, is available here: https://www.routledge.com/Green-Transitional-Justice/Killean-Dempster/p/book/9781032206202.
Note: in Lauren's application of green transitional justice to Palestine, she refers to several papers that inform her response. Please see links to them below.
Research by Irus Braverman on Israel’s control of nature of Palestine as an element of the settler-colonial project: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517915261/settling-nature/.
Research by Rehab Nazzal on the importance of olive trees for Palestinians: https://revistas.usal.es/dos/index.php/2254-1179/article/view/27675.
Report by the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies: https://arava.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Environmental-Humanitarian-Impacts-of-War-in-Gaza_reduced.pdf.
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How can the damage inflicted by Israel on Palestine’s natural environment be framed as a violation of international law? When responding to conflict, how can nature be properly valued in the delivery of transitional justice? What, then, could "green transitional justice” mean for Palestine and its natural environment?
In this final episode of Just Cause’s third season, LLB student Eamonn Murphy speaks with Dr Rachel Killean and Dr Lauren Dempster about their new book, Green Transitional Justice, and their ecocentric approach to transitional justice that seeks to properly redress harms to nature. We consider how green transitional justice functions at large, and how it needs to be driven by Indigenous and grassroots voices, before ending with a discussion of how we might practically apply the principles of green transitional justice with respect to Palestine in the context of Israel’s ongoing military assault.
Dr Rachel Killean is a Senior Lecturer and the current Associate Dean for Student Life in Sydney Law School. Dr Lauren Dempster is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and Fellow of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. Their new book, Green Transitional Justice, is available here: https://www.routledge.com/Green-Transitional-Justice/Killean-Dempster/p/book/9781032206202.
Note: in Lauren's application of green transitional justice to Palestine, she refers to several papers that inform her response. Please see links to them below.
Research by Irus Braverman on Israel’s control of nature of Palestine as an element of the settler-colonial project: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517915261/settling-nature/.
Research by Rehab Nazzal on the importance of olive trees for Palestinians: https://revistas.usal.es/dos/index.php/2254-1179/article/view/27675.
Report by the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies: https://arava.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Environmental-Humanitarian-Impacts-of-War-in-Gaza_reduced.pdf.
Natalie Silver: Foreign Aid, Private Philanthropy and Global Justice
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3 months ago
Natalie Silver: Foreign Aid, Private Philanthropy and Global Justice
As governments like Australia and the US scale back their commitments to international assistance, what power structures are left in place when billionaires and foundations step in? How do tax laws shape how cross-border philanthropy flows? How can charities best operate on an international level?
In this episode, LLB students Sphe Shembe and Joshua Mortensen speak with Associate Professor Natalie Silver about the global retreat from state-funded foreign aid and the expanding role of private philanthropy. Together, we explore how tax frameworks shape global justice efforts — and what reforms might be needed to ensure philanthropy serves equity, not just influence.
Dr Natalie Silver is an Associate Professor at Sydney Law School whose research focuses on charity law, not-for-profits, and the regulation of philanthropy. She has published widely on cross-border giving and the role of tax incentives in structuring charitable flows, particularly in an era of global inequality and declining aid.
Suggested Readings:
Silver, Natalie and McGregor-Lowndes, Myles and Tarr, Julie-Anne, Should Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving Stop at Australia's Borders? (March 20, 2017). Sydney Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 85-120, 2016, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 17/24, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2937531.
Silver, Natalie and Buijze, Renate, Tax Incentives for Cross-Border Giving in an Era of Philanthropic Globalization: A Comparative Perspective (November 1, 2020). Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law, 6(1), 2020, pp.109-150, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3765102.
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How can the damage inflicted by Israel on Palestine’s natural environment be framed as a violation of international law? When responding to conflict, how can nature be properly valued in the delivery of transitional justice? What, then, could "green transitional justice” mean for Palestine and its natural environment?
In this final episode of Just Cause’s third season, LLB student Eamonn Murphy speaks with Dr Rachel Killean and Dr Lauren Dempster about their new book, Green Transitional Justice, and their ecocentric approach to transitional justice that seeks to properly redress harms to nature. We consider how green transitional justice functions at large, and how it needs to be driven by Indigenous and grassroots voices, before ending with a discussion of how we might practically apply the principles of green transitional justice with respect to Palestine in the context of Israel’s ongoing military assault.
Dr Rachel Killean is a Senior Lecturer and the current Associate Dean for Student Life in Sydney Law School. Dr Lauren Dempster is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and Fellow of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. Their new book, Green Transitional Justice, is available here: https://www.routledge.com/Green-Transitional-Justice/Killean-Dempster/p/book/9781032206202.
Note: in Lauren's application of green transitional justice to Palestine, she refers to several papers that inform her response. Please see links to them below.
Research by Irus Braverman on Israel’s control of nature of Palestine as an element of the settler-colonial project: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517915261/settling-nature/.
Research by Rehab Nazzal on the importance of olive trees for Palestinians: https://revistas.usal.es/dos/index.php/2254-1179/article/view/27675.
Report by the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies: https://arava.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Environmental-Humanitarian-Impacts-of-War-in-Gaza_reduced.pdf.
