Dans cet épisode, Salomé Genest-Brissette discute avec Dr Sébastien Jodoin, professeur agrégé de droit à l'Université McGill et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les droits humains, la santé et l'environnement. Ensemble, ils analysent certaines mesures récentes de développement durable mises en œuvre dans le secteur des transports à Montréal et examinent leurs répercussions concrètes sur la communauté montréalaise en situation de handicap. La discussion met en lumière les enjeux d'accessibilité, d'inclusion et de justice sociale au cœur de la transition écologique urbaine.

Animé par Léonard Ouellette et Aïda Roy von Mierlo, cet épisode met en vedette le professeur Géraud de Lassus St-Geniès de la Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval. Ensemble, ils explorent les principes juridiques qui encadrent les vagues marines et les enjeux que celles-ci soulèvent en droit.

Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCFDs) are a contractual instrument designed to encourage investment in low-carbon technologies by reducing the financial risk associated with the price volatility of carbon emissions. As countries and companies worldwide commit to ambitious climate goals to mitigate global warming, there is an urgent need for effective mechanisms to reduce carbon emissions. CCFDs offer a way to accelerate investment in low-carbon technologies, which is crucial for meeting these targets in a timely manner.

In this episode, Associate Editors Jessica Keer Li and Andrew Blackwell sit down with Ms. Julia Loney to delve into the fundamentals and complexities of CCFDs, discussing their potential to play a pivotal role in the overall strategy for advancing Canada's clean economy.

Julia Loney is a partner in the Regulatory and Environmental practice group of McMillan LLP's Calgary office. Julia's extensive practical experience in negotiating and drafting contracts and agreements across various industries, including energy and resources, provides her with a nuanced understanding of commercial arrangements vital for discussing Carbon Contracts for Difference.

Qu'est-ce qu'une entente sur les répercussions et avantages (ERA) dans le secteur minier? Quel est le rôle des juristes et des différents acteurs, tels que les communautés autochtones, les minières et le gouvernement, dans ces ententes?

Maîtres Jacynthe Ledoux et Pascal Porlier sont deux avocats chez Cain Lamarre, se spécialisant notamment dans le droit autochtone et la négociation des ERA.

Dans cet épisode, Heidi Zahiri et Jerod Miksza discutent avec Maître Ledoux et Porlier de leur expérience avec la représentation des communautés autochtones dans la négociation des ERA.

Visitez le mjsdl.com pour en savoir plus sur la Revue de droit du développement durable de McGill.

Dr. Olga Koubrak is a "fish lawyer," a marine biodiversity lawyer who just completed her PhD at Dalhousie University. In this episode, Executive Editor Alexia Armstrong asks her about her path towards conservationism, her thoughts on marine legislation, her new NGO Sea Life Law, and more.

On Oct. 13 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the 2019 Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional. What is the IAA? What is the history of this ruling, and the court's argument? What are the implications of it being a "Reference"? What does this mean for environmental impact mitigation in federal "big projects"?

Executive Editor Alexia Armstrong interviews Professors Martin Olszynski and David V Right of the University of Calgary to get some answers.

Does the fear of competition law enforcement inhibit collaboration in tackling climate change? How does competition law address monopolies abusing their dominance? Is it more lenient towards mergers that creative efficiencies in sustainability? Can we think about sustainability in terms of consumer welfare for it to fit into existing scholarship on competition law?

In this episode, Executive Editor Alexia Armstrong interviews Professor Simon Holmes to answer these questions and more, bridging the seemingly conflicting aims of encouraging competition and mitigating climate change.

Simon Holmes is a visiting professor at the University of Oxford, teaching the post-graduate competition law course. He is also a member of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and an advisor to the NGO ClientEarth. For the past few years, he has focused on the relationship between sustainability, climate change and competition law.

In this episode, Associate Editors Henri Cant and Alexia Armstrong dig into the topic of space debris (aka "space junk") with two graduates of McGill's Institute of Air & Space Law - Dr. Upasana Dasgupta and Dr. Maria Manoli.

First, our speakers explore the subject of space debris and the environmental challenge it poses. Then, they discuss the principles of space law and the rules governing space debris. They end on a hopeful note by discussing cooperation and sustainability in space.

You can read Upasana Dasgupta's thesis, "Preventing collisions between space objects in outer space: Clarifying the law of state responsibility for better enforcement", here: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/ms35tf265

You can read Maria Manoli's thesis, "The Immaterial territoriality of outer space: reconstructing territorylessness in modern space governance", here: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/hd76s530m