Book Launch Symposium
The Melbourne Centre for Law and the Environment was pleased to celebrate the publication of Professor Rebecca Nelson and Dr Lauren Nishimura's latest books. The book launch was held at the Law School on Wednesday 4 February 2026, in conjunction with the 12th Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium. Professor Rebecca Nelson and Dr Lauren Nishimura were joined in conversation with Melbourne Law School Dean, Professor Michelle Foster, Tamara Wood (La Trobe University) and Professor Cameron Holley (UNSW). This symposium marked the launch of two major new books that tackle some of the most pressing challenges in environmental and climate law: climate-related human mobility and cumulative environmental harm. The event explored how law can move beyond reactive responses toward proactive, coordinated frameworks that anticipate risk, protect human rights, and address slow-burn environmental degradation at multiple scales, reaching across multiple legal fields. We were pleased to celebrate the launch of: Rebecca L Nelson, 'Regulating a Thousand Cuts: Global Law and Policy Solutions to Cumulative Environmental Problems' (Cambridge University Press, 2025) (open access) Lauren Sakae Nishimura, 'Climate Change, Human Rights, and Adaptive Mobility' (Oxford University Press, 2025) (open access)
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