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Cristy Clark

@cristyclark.bsky.social

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Associate Professor (human rights & environmental law). I’m interested in legal geography, and water, climate & spatial justice. Co-author of The Lawful Forest (2022), author of Legal Geographies of Water (June 2025). Australian living in UK. She/her

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · Jun 17

My new book arrived! I even posted a deeply cringy‘unboxing’ video on LinkedIn.

www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

A women with long brown hair holding a copy of a book, ‘Legal Geographies of Water’. She is smiling and wearing a white striped shirt.

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003273219/legal-geographies-water-cristy-clark

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Elaine Johnson @elainejohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Johnson Legal is proud to be representing Friends of Australian Rock Art in their challenge to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension project.

FARA is taking the case to uphold the law and protect the ancient Murujuga Rock Art from harm.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Two groups launch Federal Court appeals against Woodside gas extension

Two separate appeals are launched in the Federal Court in a bid to overturn Environment Minister Murray Watt's approval of Woodside's gas hub extension on the North West Shelf.

www.abc.net.au

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Liz Hicks @lizhicks.bsky.social · 2h

“Global warming from Woodside’s massive Scarborough gas project off Western Australia would lead to 484 additional heat-related deaths in Europe alone this century… our new research has revealed.”

theconversation.com/for-the-firs...

For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project

The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.

theconversation.com

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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · 1d

Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 1d

The Australian ‘mate’ can mean at least ten different things depending on tone

www.tiktok.com/@montyfrankl...

How Australians use the word MATE. #australia #america #silly #accent #mate #montyfranklin

TikTok video by Monty Franklin

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 1d

“Innocent people have no issue with being recorded — they know it keeps them and our staff safe,” said one executive.

Yep, so happy to trade my privacy rights for your corporate profits. Seems legit.

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 1d

Torts? Environmental Law.

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 2d

He really is 😍

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J'dis ça j'dis rien @jdiscajdisrien.bsky.social · 2d

La France :

a close up of a man 's face with a newspaper in front of his face .

Alt: a close up of a man 's face with a newspaper in front of his face .

media.tenor.com

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ecolawdude @ecolawdude.bsky.social · 2d

Movement Lawyering Matters

By Cynthia Houniuhi, Aditi Shetye, Johanna Gusman, and Joie Chowdhury Since the delivery of the historic International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on States’ obligations in respect of c...

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 2d

Pan is leading the way this weekend.

A white dog sleeping on a gray couch. His head is on a fluffy gray blanket.

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unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social · 6d

Statement to the #LossAndDamage Fund to clarify relevance of the #ICJ #AdvisoryOpinion on #HumanRights, #Climate #Nature nexus #TransformativeChange

www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

@ipbes.net @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @ungeneva.bsky.social @srenvironment.bsky.social

www.ohchr.org

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

If I have to do a stupid elimination thing then I’m going to make myself tasty food.

Garlicky miso tofu, pointed cabbage, sugar snap peas, spring onions, mushrooms, kimchi & eggplant in a blue bowl.

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

Best line this week:

‘Spoiler: it’s complicated. But there are photos of cheese.’

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 3d

The one Oxfordshire newsletter you need! Featuring this week:
🚍 Free Park & Ride buses
🍕 Food court closes
🪑 Mystery statue explained
😇 St Frideswide’s priory unearthed?
✉️ Council writes letters… again
🗞 Being nice about the Oxford Mail
Read online or by email: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...

Clarion Weekly, 10 October 2025

Happy weekend to all our readers! We have a gloriously varied newsletter for you this week: historical mysteries, bonus buses, and geeking out about council reorganisation. Put the kettle on and settl...

oxfordclarion.uk

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

I genuinely do not want to know. 😬

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

No one could be ‘snubbed’ for a Nobel Prize. That framing implies that it could reasonably be seen as an entitlement, which is utterly bizarre.

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

This was so lovely, wasn’t it. It captured something really important.

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 3d

An Australian woman who has not agreed to sign a waiver acknowledging she sought to 'illegally break Israel’s naval blockade' on Gaza will be “indefinitely detained” in Israel’s Ketziot prison unless she agrees to sign the waiver.

Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver

Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience ship, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison

www.theguardian.com

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not saying it’s ’good’ but cashew milk is infinitely better than almond milk in coffee if you, like me, are forced to temporarily eliminate some things from your food.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3d

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

Wow! Have a great Friday.

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

I love good editors so much.

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

Best

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

I have no idea why I persisted for so long!

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 3d

Oh me too. I’m drowning in them