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Call for Papers | Ocean Justice

2025-05-13

Ocean Justice: Addressing Crimes & Harms Against the Ocean with a Hopeful Vision for the Future

Special Issue for the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 

Guest Editors: Emiline Smith (University of Glasgow), Julie Berg (University of Glasgow) and Chloe Heys (University of Lancashire)

Summary

Ocean justice seeks to create a more just and sustainable relationship between humans and the ocean, ensuring that benefits and responsibilities are shared fairly and that the health of marine ecosystems is maintained. But what would an inclusive justice approach focused on the ocean look like in policy or practice? And how can we better integrate environmental and social justice concerns into the study of ocean-related crimes and harms?

This special issue aims to shed light on anthropogenic crimes and harms against the ocean, ocean resilience, and the meaning of justice in relation to the ocean. We invite empirically-led, data-driven contributions that address such crimes and harms from a range of angles including academic or policy perspectives. The scope of this special issue focuses on crimes and harms against the ocean.

All submissions details and dates can be found at: 

https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/oceanjustice

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The Journal invites 6-8000 word original submissions. Authors are asked to register, read the author guidelines, and agree to the ethics statement before submission. Peer review is usually 4-6 weeks.

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Chief Editors:

Professor John Scott, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia and Dr David Rodríguez Goyes, University of Oslo, Norway

Editor:

Professor Rowena Maguire, Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

Book Reivew Editors: Professor Avi Brisman, Eastern Kentucky University, United States and Professor Marília de Nardin Budó, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Brazil

Journal Manager: Tracy Creagh, Office for Scholarly Communication, Queensland University of Technology, Australia