Environment, nuclear weapons and the law

<p>The legal system offers powerful tools to limit environmental destruction, with some excellent examples listed in this Guardian <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/12/the-environmental-activists-bringing-the-climate-crisis-to-the-courtroom'>story</a>.</p> <p>And yet there is much more that can be done. Nuclear weapons remain a dire threat while climate change marches on, largely unchecked by the inadequate responses thrown at it.</p> <p>Some countries such as Australia do not have a constitutional bill of rights, depriving citizens of a key platform. The alternative is a patchwork of legislation that makes the job harder.</p> <p>In this interview we speak to the Hon <a href='https://www.michaelkirby.com.au/'>Michael Kirby</a> AC CMG, former Justice of the High Court of Australia.</p> <p> </p> <p>Interview by Rod as part of the series with authors in our <a href='https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-78795-0#aboutBook'>book</a> Sustainability and the New Economics.</p>