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Global environmental degradation in the Anthropocene is a crisis that requires an innovative and radical legal response.
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| Our focusGlobal assessments present a disconcerting view of the condition of the environment, a condition that is likely to have a severe impact on the survival of humankind. Humankind is rapidly transgressing existing planetary boundaries. This apocalyptic nightmare is, however, not equally applicable to everyone, as the poorest and most vulnerable will be harder hit by environmental degradation than... Read more ... |
| Our teamThe GEL research niche is coordinated by Werner Scholtz, an internationally acclaimed National Research Foundation-rated researcher. He is joined by Dr Muhammad Kasker as well as a number of research associates and international partners. Read more ... |
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Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
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![]() | NEWS: Shifting international environmental law from conservation to compassion Werner Scholtz, professor of law at UWC, has called for a paradigm shift in international environmental law, which he says ‘is concerned with the conservation, inter alia, of sentient species, but generally ignores the welfare of individual animals. It therefore does not reflect a recognition of the moral worth of animals and perpetuates the dichotomy between conservation and welfare’. |
![]() | BLOGS: Does 'sustainable use' mean wildlife can be commodified? | By Werner Scholtz A government call for submissions to a panel set up to advise it on the management, breeding and hunting of four of the 'Big Five' animals was criticised for bias in favour of the commodification of wildlife -- at a time when the courts are making progressive judgments on 'sustainable use'. |
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News: Planned class action suit by Uber drivers get support | By Ernest Mabuza, Darcy du Toit The Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work (Centrow) at the University of the Western Cape says it supports a planned class action suit against Uber that its drivers are employees and not independent contractors Read more ... |
>> Publications: Featured works
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Animal welfare and international environmental law Type: Books and chapters Scholtz, Werner (ed) (2019). Animal Welfare and International Environmental Law: From Conservation to Compassion At a time when the planet’s wildlife faces countless dangers, international environmental law continues to overlook its evolving welfare interests. This book provides a crucial exploration of how international environmental law must adapt to take account of the growing recognition of the intrinsic value of wildlife. Other publications
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FEATURED PUBLICATION: Your Boss is an Algorithm. Artificial Intelligence, Platform Work and Labour Type: Books and chapters Aliosi, Antonio; Stefano, De Valerio (14 July 2022). Your Boss Is an Algorithm What effect do robots, algorithms, and online platforms have on the world of work? Using case studies and examples from across the EU, the UK, and the US, this book provides a compass to navigate this technological transformation as well as the regulatory options available, and proposes a new map for the era of radical digital advancements. From platform work to the gig-economy and the impac... Other publications
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