Sponsored by: International Law Student Association, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, European Law Association, LL.M. Board, Latin American Law Student Association, Human Rights Brief, and the Program on Environmental & Energy Law
Date: Tuesday, November 14
Time: 12 - 3 pm
Location: American University, Washington College of Law | 4300 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 (Room Y112 // Faculty Lounge)
Details:
As climate change continues to evolve at a rapidly increasing rate, so too does environmental degradation. The need for State accountability and action has resulted in three requested advisory opinions in various international bodies: the International Court of Justice, the Tribunal of the Law of the Sea, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. This event will discuss the ever-evolving state of International Environmental Law (IEL) with a keen eye to these three pending advisory opinions and the intersection of IEL, human rights, and State responsibility.
Lunch to be served and following the event, a reception will be held serving coffee and dessert.
We will be joined by the following experts:
- Moderator: Claudia Martin, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Academy on Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, WCL
- Dr. Marcos A. Orellana, Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights, United Nations // Professor of Law, WCL
- Claudia De Windt, CEO, Inter-American Institute on Justice and Sustainability // Professor of Law, WCL
- David Hunter, Professor of Law, WCL
- Cymie Payne, Chair, Ocean Law Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, World Commission on Environmental Law // Professor of Law, Rutgers University
- Selena Bateman, Law Fellow, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development // Professor, University of Melbourne and Australian National University
Questions? Contact us at ILSA@wcl.american.edu
