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Human Rights Clinic Research Project

Environmental rights for a just energy transition in Kenya

Principal Investigator

Dr Stephen Turner

In partnership with the Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action, this project investigates the application of procedural environmental rights as a tool to empower the community living in the Uyombo area in Kenya, which has been earmarked for a nuclear reactor.

By empowering the Uyombo community through the application of procedural environmental rights, the project will contribute to challenge the responsibility of state and non-state actors towards environmental protection and access to socio-economic rights.

Project Description

Who can apply?

The module-based projects are open to postgraduate students on the Human Rights Master’s programme (LLM/MA).

If you are selected to work on a module-based project then you will be automatically enrolled on the Human Rights Centre Clinic module (course code: HU902). When applying for a multi-year project, you do not need to take HU902, but can opt to do so.

When can I apply?

Applications for 2025-26 will open on 2 October 2025, after the Introduction to the Human Rights Centre Clinic session.

Applications to join all Clinic projects in 2025-26 will open on 2 October 2025. Please submit your application by Monday 6 October at 5pm
to humanrightscentreclinic@essex.ac.uk. Please send your application documents in PDF format with the file name [SURNAME]_[First name]_HRCC application.

How to apply

Supervisor

Dr Stephen Turner

Senior Lecturer

Essex Law School, University of Essex

Dr Stephen Turner began working at Essex Law School in 2019. He has research interests in international environmental law, global environmental governance, climate change and corporate responsibility. In particular, his work has taken a 'rights-based' perspective to clarify how the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment can be framed, developed and put into practice.