Directory of Scholars

HELLE TEGNER ANKER

CAND.JUR (LLM), PHD
PROFESSOR OF LAW

email hta@life.ku.dk

Primary Research Interests

  • Biodiversity law
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Municipal & land use planning
  • Regional environmental law (eg European Union)
  • Water law

Secondary Research Interests

  • Agricultural law (including soils)
  • Constitutional law and the environment
  • Criminal law & the environment
  • Cultural heritage law
  • Energy law
  • Enforcement & compliance issues
  • International environmental law
  • Natural resources management (forestry, mining, etc)
  • Private law (nuisance, negligence etc)
  • Science & risk in environmental regulation
  • Trade law & the environment

Selected Publications

  • Legal Systems and Wind Energy - A Comparative Perspective (with Olsen, B.E. & Rønne, A), DJØF Publishing & Kluwer Law International, 2008.
  • Wind Energy and the Law: a comparative analysis (with Olsen, B.E. & Rønne, A), Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Vol. 27 No. 2, 2009, pp. 145-178.
  • Authorization of Genetically Modified Organisms: Precaution in US and EC Law (with Grossman, M.R.), European Food and Feed Law Review, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2009, pp. 3-22.
  • "The Precautionary Principle and Nature Conservation Law – Danish Experiences", in Nicolas de Sadeleer, ed., Precaution in the Nordic countries, Earthscan, 2007, s. 270-290.
  • "Beskyttelse og udnyttelse af vandressourcer", in Basse, Ellen Margrethe, eds., Miljøretten 3- Affald, jord, vand og råstoffer, 2. udg., 2006, pp. 417-556
  • The Resource Management Act and Protection of Water Quality – A Comparison with European Initiatives, New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law, Vol. 7, 2003, pp. 1-28.