Jonathan Verschuuren

Tilburg Sustainability Center

Professor of International and European Environmental Law

P.O. Box 90153

Tilburg, North Brabant 5000 LE

Netherlands

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/tsc

Tilburg University - Center for Transboundary Legal Development

Professor of International and European Environmental Law

P.O. Box 90153

Tilburg, NL-5000LE

Netherlands

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/webwijs/show/?uid=j.m.verschuuren

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1.

Contribution of the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights to Sustainable Development in Europe

W. Scholtz, J. Verschuuren (ed.), Regional Integration and Sustainable Development in a Globalised World (Edward Elgar Publishers, 2014), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 07 Sep 2013
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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human rights, access to justice, right to life, right to family life

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Sustainable Development and the Nature of Environmental Legal Principles

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2006
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 03 May 2006
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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principles, environmental law, sustainable development, precautionary principle

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On Small Particles and Old Articles - An Exploration of Legal and Regulatory Issues of Nanotechnologies

TILT Law & Technology Working Paper No. 009/2008
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 16 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2013
Bert-Jaap Koops, Ronald E. Leenes, Ronald E. Leenes, Rachel Marbus, Kees Stuurman and Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg University - Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), Tilburg Law SchoolTilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, Tilburg University, TILT - Tilburg Law School and Tilburg Sustainability Center
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nano, society, law, applications of nanontechnologies, nanoparticles

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Ngo-Business Collaborations and the Law: Sustainability, Limitations of Law, and the Changing Relationship between Companies and Ngos

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNANCE: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, Istemi Demirag, ed., pp. 314-329, Greenleaf Publishing, 2005
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 May 2006
Kees Bastmeijer and Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg University and Tilburg Sustainability Center
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corporate social responsibility, NGOs

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Litigating Against International Business Corporations for Their Actions Abroad: Recent Environmental Cases from the Netherlands

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law eJournal, Vol. 1, 2011, Tilburg Law School Research Paper No. 12/2011
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 02 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2011
Katinka Danielle Jesse and Jonathan Verschuuren
North-West University and Tilburg Sustainability Center
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globalization, transnational environmental litigation, human rights, transboundary shipment of waste

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Overcoming the Limitations of Environmental Law in a Globalised World

Tilburg Law School Research Paper No. 020/2010
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2010
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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globalisation, environmental law, standing, extraterritoriality

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Ex Ante Evaluation of Legislation: An Introduction

THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF EX ANTE EVALUATION, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Jonathan Verschuuren, ed., Leiden-Boston, 2009
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 10 May 2009
Jonathan Verschuuren and Rob Van Gestel
Tilburg Sustainability Center and Tilburg University
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legislation, regulation, evaluation, governance

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Adaptation to Climate Change to Save Biodiversity: Lessons Learnt from African and European Experiences

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 12 May 2013
Kees Bastmeijer, Saja Erens and Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg University, Tilburg Law School and Tilburg Sustainability Center
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climate change, biodiversity, adaptation, protected areas, transboundary protected areas, transfrontier conservation areas, natura 2000

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The Paris Climate Agreement: Agriculture and Food Security

Australian Center for Climate and Environmental Law Conference: 'The Legal Implications of the Paris Agreement', 2016, Tilburg Law School Research Paper No. 07/2016
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Apr 2016
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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climate change, food security, agriculture, UNFCCC, international law

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The Role of the Judiciary in Environmental Governance in the Netherlands

THE ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES, Louis Kotze, Alexander Paterson, eds., Kluwer Law International, 2008
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Oct 2008
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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Aarhus convention, actio popularis, NGOs, legal standing

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Ramsar Soft Law is Not Soft at All. Discussion of the 2007 Decision by the Netherlands Crown on the Lac Ramsar Site on the Island of Bonaire

Milieu en Recht, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 28-34, 2008
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 25 Nov 2008
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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Ramsar, wetlands, soft law

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International Governance and Law: State Regulation and Non-State Law

INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND LAW: STATE REGULATION AND NON-STATE LAW, Hanneke van Schooten, Jonathan Verschuuren, eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Oct 2008
Hanneke Van Schooten and Jonathan Verschuuren
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Tilburg Sustainability Center
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self-regulation, non-state law, governance, legislature, democracy, rule of law

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Victims of Environmental Pollution in the Slipstream of Globalization

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 31 Jan 2011
Jonathan Verschuuren and Steve Kuchta
Tilburg Sustainability Center and University of Connecticut - Department of Economics
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environmental justice, globalization, victimology, transnational liability

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Enforcement of the EU ETS in the Member States

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 30 May 2015
Jonathan Verschuuren and Floor Fleurke
Tilburg Sustainability Center and Tilburg University
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ETS, enforcement

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The Case of Transboundary Wetlands Under the Ramsar Convention: Keep the Lawyers Out!

Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2008
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 29 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2013
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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wetlands, transboundary protected areas, transfrontier conservation areas, Natura 2000, river basin management

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Adaptation to Climate Change: Opportunities and Barriers

Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Global Warming, Rio de Janeiro, May 21st, 2007
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 29 Oct 2008
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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climate change, adaptation, climate law

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Effectiveness of the Wild Birds and Habitats Directives in the Wadden Sea Area: Will the Tiger Lose its Teeth?

SCIENTIFIC WADDEN SEA SYMPOSIUM: MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT IN THE WADDEN SEA, K. Laursen, ed., Esbjerg, April 4-8, 2005
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 03 May 2006 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2008
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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nature conservation, Birds Directive, Habitats Directive

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Climate Change: Rethinking Restoration in the European Union’s Birds and Habitats Directives

Ecological Restoration, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 431-439, 2010
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 31 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2011
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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Birds Directive, climate change, adaptation, European Union environmental policy, Habitats Directive, Natura 2000

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Connectivity: Is the EU's Natura 2000 Network Only an Ecological Network on Paper?

Proceedings of Conference, Antwerp 12-13 December 2012. 20 Years of Habitats Directive: European Wildlife’s Best Hope?, Tilburg Law School Research Paper No. 08/2013
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Jul 2013
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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connectivity, biodiversity law, protected areas, EU Habitats Directive

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The Impact of Soil Carbon Sequestration on Adaptation in Europe's Agricultural Sector and the Potential Role of Regulatory Instruments

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 03 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 30 May 2018
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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soil carbon, sequestration, adaptation, mitigation, common agricultural policy, climate smart agriculture

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The Right to Water as a Human Right or a Bird's Right? Does Co-Operative Governance Offer a Way Out of a Conflict of Interests and Legal Complexity?

WATER GOVERNANCE IN MOTION: TOWARDS SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WATER LAWS, Philippe Cullet, Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri, Roopa Madhav, Usha Ramanathan, eds., p. 359-387, Cambridge University Press India, New Delhi, 2010
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2011
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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right to water, governance, human rights, Ramsar convention, river basin management

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From North to South: Legal Pathways to Stimulate Biodiversity Conservation in Developing Countries Through Transboundary Trade in Biodiversity Resources

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2012
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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biodiversity, trade, WTO, self-regulation

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The Dutch Crisis and Recovery Act: Economic Recovery and Legal Crisis?

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2010, Tilburg Law School Research Paper No. 04/2011
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2011
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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Climate Change Adaptation and Environmental and Pollution Control Law

Jonathan Verschuuren (ed), Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Law. Research Handbooks in Environmental Law series. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham-Northampton 2013
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 22 Aug 2013
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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climate change, adaptation, environmental law

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Climate Disaster Law: Agriculture and Food Security

This is a draft chapter in Climate Disaster Law: Barriers and Opportunities edited by Rosemary Lyster and Rob Verchick, Edward Elgar Publishing 2017 Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 Mar 2017
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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climate smart agriculture, climate disaster law, climate law, environmental law

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Conclusions: A Conditional Yes to Ex Ante Evaluation of Legislation

THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF EX ANTE EVALUATION, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Jonathan Verschuuren, ed., Leiden-Boston, 2009
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 10 May 2009
Jonathan Verschuuren and Rob Van Gestel
Tilburg Sustainability Center and Tilburg University
Downloads 85 (438,875)
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legislation, regulation, evaluation, governance

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Does Environmental Law Encourage of Obstruct Eco-Innovations? Evidence from Case-Studies in the Netherlands

European Environmental Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 30 May 2018
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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innovation, environmental law, sustainable development

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CSOs in Sustainable Development in Ethiopia: Past Practices and New Trajectories

African Journal of Legal Studies, advance online article 30 July 2020 (open access), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12340063
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Sep 2020
Nicky Broeckhoven, Desta G/Michael Gidey, Kelemework Tafere Reda, Dina Townsend and Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Law School, Mekelle University/Faculty of law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Tilburg Law School and Tilburg Sustainability Center
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Restoration of Protected Lakes Under Climate Change: What Legal Measures Are Needed to Help Biodiversity Adapt to the Changing Climate? The Case of Lake IJssel, Netherlands

Tilburg Law School Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 14 May 2019
Jonathan Verschuuren
Tilburg Sustainability Center
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Towards a Legal Framework for Coastal Adaptation: Assessing the First Steps in Europe and Australia

Transnational Environmental Law, 1:2 (2012), p. 355-379, Cambridge University Press
Posted: 29 Oct 2013
Jonathan Verschuuren and Jan McDonald
Tilburg Sustainability Center and University of Tasmania - Faculty of Law

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