Xiaoou Zheng

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Xiaoou Zheng is an Assistant Professor in public international law at the School of Law, Xiamen University (China). She obtained her Ph.D at the School of Law in the University of Edinburgh in February 2020. Her doctoral research focuses on the interaction between international biodiversity law and human rights law. She is generally interested in the international environmental law and its increasing interaction with other branches of international law.

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Does Fukushima wastewater decision violate our environmental rights?

Japan’s recent decision to release more than one million tons of treated wastewater collected at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant has aroused intense controversy both locally and internationally. Opposition and condemnations are expressed not only by local fishermen and fishing industries, but also strongly by its neighbouring countries, especially China and South Korea. A key…

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