Dr. Bettina Lange and Dr. Mark Shepheard win prestigious award
2014 Winners Announced
In the first year of the Annual Richard Macrory Prize for the Best Article in the Journal of Environmental Law there were two prize-winning articles.
- Mulugeta Ayalew, Jonathan Chenoweth, Rosalind Malcolm, Yacob Mulugetta, Lorna Grace Okotto, and Stephen Pedley* for their article, "Small Independent Water Providers: Their Position in the Regulatory Framework for the Supply of Water in Kenya and Ethiopia," free to read online.
- Bettina Lange and Mark Shepheard for their article, "Changing Conceptions of Rights to Water?—An Eco-Socio-Legal Perspective," free to read online.
Annual Richard Macrory Prize for the Best Article in the Journal of Environmental Law
The Annual Richard Macrory Prize is for the Best Article in the Journal of Environmental Law. The Prize, £500 of OUP books, is awarded each year for the most thought-provoking and innovative article published in the Journal in that year. All articles published in the Journal are eligible for the award.
Professor Richard Macrory is a leading figure in both UK environmental law scholarship and practice. Richard was the founding General Editor of the Journal and the criteria for the prize (‘innovative and thought provoking’) reflects what Richard fostered throughout his long and vibrant editorship. Alongside this, Richard, has played a crucial role in ensuring rigorous debate around environmental law issues as well as being a constant source of encouragement for younger scholars and lawyers.