Knowledge Platform: Sustainability, Legal Geographies and the Environment

Sustainability, legal geographies and the environment are rapidly developing and diverse areas of our research. 

Our specialisms include:

• new ways to solve transnational border disputes and spatial considerations

• the legality of quasi-autonomous zones within existing municipal and state jurisdictions

• using commercial property transactions to shape urban and suburban regeneration

• urban regeneration

• urban squats

• the overall relationship between place and law

Using legal geography as a methodology underpins our research, and is emerging as a distinguishing feature of our work.

The Institute of Place Management

Our researchers have very close relationships with the world-renowned Institute of Place Management (IPM). We contribute to the IPM through our interdisciplinary work on:

• legal geography

• international border disputes

• commercial property law

Our reputation

Our research is practical, professional, evidence-based and driven by activism. It contributes to and leads the research agenda. 

We’ve collaborated with a wide range of bodies, including:

• the Institute of Place Management, UK.

• the Institute of Spatial Policies, Slovenia.

• the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Our teaching

Our research enlightens the courses we teach. It feeds into units, such as these on the LLM (Master of Laws) degree:

• Intellectual Property in a Global Context

• Equality and Human Rights

• Principles of Corporate Law and Governance