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A legal practice specialising in upholding the rule of law to protect planet and people
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Water is Everywhere in Georgetown, Guyana—Our Disrespect for it will Kill Us
Climate Change and the Courts: A Global Perspective
Insight: Access to Justice
The Right to Property Enshrined in the Constitution of Guyana
Towards Limited Self-determination in Guyana
Customary Water Law – Guyana (2004)
UNWGIP Legal Commentary on the concept of Free Prior Informed Consent (2005)
UNWGIP Cooperation with other UN Bodies
The Amerindian Act 2006 – Entry into Force (2006)
The Commonwealth Lawyer: Land claims settlements – An alternative Commonwealth Model?
International Bar Association Current Practice: The Amerindian Veto over Mining
Governance for Sustainability: The WaiWai Protected Area – Our land, Our Life
Indigenous Peoples Rights and the Environment: Issues and the Future (UN High Level Expert Meeting)
Legal Frameworks for REDD IUCN (2009)
Conservation with Justice: A Rights-Based Approach in Protected Areas
Legal Frameworks for REDD: Case Study on Guyana
West Papua and the Right to Self-determination under International Law
Protecting Amerindian Traditional Knowledge: A Brief Look at Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Legality of the UK’s Grounds for the Use of Force Against Iraq in 2003
Making an Amerindian Land Claim (Justice Institute Guyana, 2012)
Submission on the Death Penalty, National Assembly Guyana (2013)
Preliminary Recommendations for Constitutional Change (Guyana, 2015)
LGBTI Rights – World Human Rights Day 2017
Written Submission on Animal Sentience for UK Parliament (2018)
Written Submission on Dangerous Dog Breeds Specific Legislation Enquiry, UK Parliament (2018)
UN High Level Panel on the Death Penalty – Geneva (2019)
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