Victoria is an Associate Professor in the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law where she has worked since 1999. Her research interests lie in environmental law, specifically legal approaches to sustainable land management and natural resource management, including the significance of ideas of landscape. She is particularly interested in these issues from a local and Welsh perspective.
Victoria has been researching and publishing in the field of environmental law for over 20 years. Her recent work focuses on sustainable land management, landscape and environmental governance in Wales.
She recently won a Fellowship with the UKRI Landscape Decision Making Programme, which focuses on understanding the benefits of peatlands to local communities and the role of local authorities in developing them. She is collaborating with Dr Jonathan Walker’s Fellowship under the same scheme on ‘Welsh Peatlands Evidence’ and Neath Port Talbot Borough Council (NPTBC). This Fellowship builds on research carried out as part of a UK Community Renewal Fund (UKCRF) project on Green Infrastructure in the Neath Port Talbot area that both Dr Walker and Dr Jenkins are involved in.
Victoria has worked with Welsh Government in various capacities and has presented evidence to the Senedd many times. In 2018, she took part in the Senedd's Fellowship Scheme resulting in the publication of a report on the sustainable management of natural resources in Wales and UK Common Frameworks after Brexit. Her research on environmental law and landscape is discussed in her lecture at Edinburgh University as part of the Brodies’ Environmental Law Lecture series.
The module will cover the EU origins and institutions, the sources of law including EU retained law and its enforcement and amendment in the UK following Brexit.
The module will cover the EU origins and institutions, the sources of law including EU retained law and its enforcement and amendment in the UK following Brexit.
This module provides an introduction to legal skills and the fundamentals of a legal system. This includes an overview of sources of law in a legal system, as well as academic skills such as legal research and reading primary legal sources.
This module provides an introduction for new law students to the skills that they will need to be successful in their studies. This includes academic skills such as planning for study, essay writing, problem solving, referencing and reflecting on study practice. The course also covers key legal skills such as legal research and reading and primary and secondary sources. It is designed to allow students to reflect and build upon the skills that they will develop throughout the year in their substantive subjects, e.g., contract, tort and public law.
This module provides an introduction for new law students to the skills that they will need to be successful in their studies. This includes academic skills such as essay writing, problem solving and reflecting on study practice. The course also covers key legal skills such as legal research and reading primary legal sources. It is designed to allow students to reflect and build upon the skills that they will develop throughout the year in their substantive subjects, e.g., contract, tort and public law.
Nature is in crisis and especially nature in the UK. Never mind the demise of the Black Rhino or the Orangutan nature is in dramatic decline right here on our doorstep in Wales. The UK has lost nearly 50% of its species since records began and is one of the least species rich countries in the world. Whilst climate change is grabbing all the headlines the increasingly rapid decline of species abundance is impacting on all our lives. Species diversity is essential to the resilience of our natural resource base that underlines food production, water quality and many other `services¿ provided by nature for human sustenance and development. The UK has a long history of legislation aimed at the protection of endangered species and their habitats, but this is now quite outdated. In this course we will consider the existing legal frameworks for the protection of biodiversity and the future challenges for law in addressing the nature crisis. The course will focus on a Welsh perspective highlighting the significance of local nature concerns. Whether you are a keen environmentalist, have ambitions to become a commercial property lawyer or want to be involved in more local practice this course will be of significance to you. Nature is, arguably, nobodies property, but it exists in land and coastal environments that are subject to legal rights and duties. Therefore, biodiversity law is set to become an increasing priority for lawyers involved in all aspects of property rights.
Nature is in crisis and especially nature in the UK. Never mind the demise of the Black Rhino or the Orangutan nature is in dramatic decline right here on our doorstep in Wales. The UK has lost nearly 50% of its species since records began and is one of the least species rich countries in the world. Whilst climate change is grabbing all the headlines the increasingly rapid decline of species abundance is impacting on all our lives. Species diversity is essential to the resilience of our natural resource base that underlines food production, water quality and many other `services¿ provided by nature for human sustenance and development. The UK has a long history of legislation aimed at the protection of endangered species and their habitats, but this is now quite outdated. In this course we will consider the existing legal frameworks for the protection of biodiversity and the future challenges for law in addressing the nature crisis. The course will focus on a Welsh perspective highlighting the significance of local nature concerns. Whether you are a keen environmentalist, have ambitions to become a commercial property lawyer or want to be involved in more local practice this course will be of significance to you. Nature is, arguably, nobodies property, but it exists in land and coastal environments that are subject to legal rights and duties. Therefore, biodiversity law is set to become an increasing priority for lawyers involved in all aspects of property rights.
Nature is in crisis and especially nature in the UK. Never mind the demise of the Black Rhino or the Orangutan nature is in dramatic decline right here on our doorstep in Wales. The UK has lost nearly 50% of its species since records began and is one of the least species rich countries in the world. Whilst climate change is grabbing all the headlines the increasingly rapid decline of species abundance is impacting on all our lives. Species diversity is essential to the resilience of our natural resource base that underlines food production, water quality and many other `services¿ provided by nature for human sustenance and development. The UK has a long history of legislation aimed at the protection of endangered species and their habitats, but this is now quite outdated. In this course we will consider the existing legal frameworks for the protection of biodiversity and the future challenges for law in addressing the nature crisis. The course will focus on a Welsh perspective highlighting the significance of local nature concerns. This course will be of interest to students who wish to understand the way scientific evidence is used in decision making in relation to land use planning and management. In particular, it will include consideration of processes of the processes of environmental impact assessment and biodiversity net gain and benefit. It will teach students not just the current law and policy on the natural environment but how to find and make sense of these materials for future reference. It will be particularly useful to students considering a future career in environmental consultancy, government or the third sector.
The module will cover the EU origins and institutions, the sources of law including EU retained law and its enforcement and amendment in the UK following Brexit.
This module provides an introduction for new law students to the skills that they will need to be successful in their studies. This includes academic skills such as planning for study, essay writing, problem solving, referencing and reflecting on study practice. The course also covers key legal skills such as legal research and reading and primary and secondary sources. It is designed to allow students to reflect and build upon the skills that they will develop throughout the year in their substantive subjects, e.g., contract, tort and public law.
Welsh Government Biodiversity Deep Dive Expert Group on ‘Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) and Nature Recovery Exemplar Areas (NREAs)’
Natural Resources Wales Expert Advisory Group on Evidence
Membership Development Group and judge of the Andrew Lees Student Essay Prize, United Kingdom Environmental Law Association
Lexis Nexis PSL EU Law Consulting Editorial Board
Lexis Nexis Panel of Experts for Wales
