Andrew Jackson

Many congratulations to Dr. Calum Maclaren, who passed his viva at UCD with no corrections today! Calum’s PhD was on climate litigation and corporate accountability. With special thanks to the exam committee: Tim Bleeker of VU Amsterdam, Amy Strecker, and Amanda Byer! @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social

Please share & please submit to the latest call for papers from the Irish Journal of European Law - deadline end of October!

Shocking to discover designating AI data centres as “National Critical Infrastructure” means water companies are prohibited from restricting water to them even in times of drought. Households will lose water first. Thanks to @olliehayes.bsky.social at @globalactionplan.bsky.social for joining me

Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Delighted to see this published in the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment! Reflections on Climate Case Ireland, and on the legacy of the first wave of framework climate cases in Europe. www.elgaronline.com/view/journal...

“The disapplication of section 15 [of Ireland’s Climate Act] means much more than ignoring an “inconvenient” rule – it means setting aside our commitment to a liveable future for our children and those already suffering the worst effects of climate change.” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Excellent free event on 11th June at the King’s Inns - Environmental Law Ireland's 2026 Annual Conference. Registration now open: www.eventbrite.ie/e/environmen... Hope to see you there!

The #HandsOffNature campaign has half a million signatures! ⚠️ Nevertheless, the pressure against these laws is intensifying. Use your voice: iwt.ie/what-we-do/h... 📸Northern Gannets, Brian Enright @clientearthde.bsky.social @wwf.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @irishenvnet.bsky.social

Looking forward to this event on 11th June - hope to see some of you there! Registration link to follow soon, I understand.

If you’re working on an article or case note in the broad field of European law, please considering submitting to the Irish Journal of European Law! Latest Call for Papers below - deadline this Friday (15th May).

Open letter to IE govt: protesting the continuing delays in issuing the 2026 update to the Climate Action Plan (CAP26), and the spurious grounds being offered for that. www.postcarbonireland.org/etc/2026/Let...

Wow! Even under "low" emissions scenario AMOC shutdown probability now assessed at 25%! I mean... TWENTY FIVE PER CENT🤯😱 People: time to pay attention!

A new report by the Climate Litigation Network charts the global impact of a decade of climate cases: climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim... #climatelitigation

Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

“I do fear that if attempts are made to cut back on rights of participation and to cut back on the right of access to the courts, people will still find a way and it might well be a way that’s going to be a lot more difficult to control.” - Prof Áine Ryall #Law www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

BREAKING: The EU watchdog just replied to our complaints. And she stands with us. She has found that the @ec.europa.eu committed maladministration when it prepared its Omnibus I and 2024 CAP proposals to roll back key environmental protections. Here are the findings:⬇️

Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵

Must-read: "Politicians should be careful about what the lobbyists wish for – the latter’s cures often make things worse. The planning system is a key part of democracy and the legal system is how citizens hold power to account. Tinker with them at your peril" www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...

Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.

Looking forward to speaking about climate law & KlimaSeniorinnen alongside @orlakelleher.bsky.social on 13th November at the Law Soc’s annual Environmental and Planning Law conference. Registration details here www.lawsociety.ie/productdetai...

Happy to see this new article published yesterday - co-authored with @orlakelleher.bsky.social “The implications of the European Court of Human Rights' climate rulings for climate litigation in Ireland: a new legal reality”, in the Irish Planning and Environmental Law Journal

Been working on an article over the summer? Please consider submitting to the Irish Journal of European Law! Call for papers below - please circulate! Deadline for submissions 31 October 2025. Previous volume: isel.ie/ijel/volume-...

How wide is the margin of appreciation that states have when setting national carbon budgets under the ECtHR’s KlimaSeniorinnen judgment? 🌍📉 @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social and @orlakelleher.bsky.social explain why the margin is narrower than argued on this blog. verfassungsblog.de/quantifying-...

Write up of UCD’s MSc in Env and Climate Law trip to Brussels this week, part of my comparative ‘Environmental Moot Court’ module, run in partnership with universities in France, Germany & NL: www.ucd.ie/law/news/ucd... @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social

Call for papers for the next volume of the Irish Journal of European Law. Please circulate & consider submitting something yourself! Deadline for submissions: 23rd May 2025. Previous volume: isel.ie/ijel/volume-...

Call for papers for the next volume of the Irish Journal of European Law. Please circulate widely and consider submitting something yourself! Deadline for submissions: 23rd May 2025. Previous volume: isel.ie/ijel/volume-...

Very happy to report that the latest volume of the Irish Journal of European Law has just been published! isel.ie/ijel/volume-... Lots of interesting articles, as ever, and look out for the forthcoming call for papers for the next volume. Vol 26 on Westlaw soon and on HeinOnline later.

Truly, we are at a moment when we need organizations — the ABA, ALI, law firms, law schools — speaking out. As Judge Coughenour said, “There are other times in world history where we look back and people of goodwill can say where were the judges, where were the lawyers?” It’s time for the lawyers.

Glad to see the excellent article by Andrew Jackson & Orla Kelleher in the special edition of the Irish Jurist that I edited on Law in a Time of Crises was cited in today's High Court ruling by Humphreys J in Friends II courts.ie/acc/alfresco...

UCD is hiring an Ad Astra Fellow: Lecturer/Assistant Professor in International Law and Global Justice (incl climate justice) www.ucd.ie/adastrafello... Initial term 5 yrs with possibility of permanency after a 4-year review. Closing date: 12 noon (Irish time) on 21st Feb 2025. Please share!

Provided short (<15 min) presentation www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCaD... on 1.5-2°C carbon budgets, downscaling from Global values to Ireland. My contribution starts at 4m15s. Thanks to Rose Wall & Clodagh Daly of communitylawandmediation.ie @clmirl.bsky.social for organising the online event

The Fellow will have demonstrated expertise in public international law and diverse global justice theories. Ad Astra appointments are made at Lecturer/Assistant Professor grade. The initial term will be five years. Closing date: 21st February 2025 (12:00 noon IST). Competition ref no: 018086

In other @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social news, applications are invited for an Ad Astra Fellowship in International Law and Global Justice. This recruitment opportunity is part of @ucddublin.bsky.social's plan to hire 50 early-career faculty through the Ad Astra Fellows prog www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...

This was a great talk. I recommend watching the recording when it is made available. Some great insights about the ‘new legal reality’ of the climate act and how it is being interpreted in the courts. Thanks to Rose Wall @clmirl.bsky.social and all the speakers for putting this together

Excellent webinar, well worth watching back even for folk outside Ireland. Chair: Rose Wall, CLM @clmirl.bsky.social Speakers: Prof. Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social ky.social Dr. Andrew Jackson, UCD @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social Oisín Coghlan, Friends of the Earth @oisinc.bsky.social

Looking forward to speaking about Ireland’s Climate Justice Obligations this Thursday from 12-1pm (free webinar) alongside @kevinclimate.bsky.social @oisinc.bsky.social & Rose Wall of Community Law & Mediation. Registration here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Crikey. The judgment of Mr. Justice Humphreys in Coolglass is some read

Very significant High Court ruling here on the obligations imposed on public bodies by Section 15 of the Climate Act www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...

High Court of 🇮🇪 yesterday “the board (largely supported by the State) recoils in horror from the logical implications of this and demands the right to continue business as usual. But an immediate end to business as usual is a precondition for planetary survival” (para 91) courts.ie/view/judgmen...

Ireland's expert Council is now advocating "climate neutrality" as a gauge of equitable carbon budgeting rather than its previous 1.5ºC "Paris Test". BUT this new framing unjustly moves the goal posts in Ireland's favour. Easier, ambiguous goal framing only hides the urgency of 1.5ºC climate action.