Webinar on "Climate change and human rights: Advice from advisory opinions"

What role does international human rights law play in shaping climate change obligations of states and companies? Scholars, UN human rights entities and mechanisms, civil society organisations and climate activists have long argued that human rights law not only matters but also offers powerful tools to address climate change.

In a space of a few weeks, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice have provided an authoritative elaboration of how international human rights law interacts with international climate law. The landmark advisory opinions of these two courts are likely to have far-reaching implications for states and companies in all world regions. This webinar brings together a group of distinguished experts to discuss some of these implications.

Format

The webinar will involve a moderated discussion among the panellists. Please register to receive a Zoom link.

Moderator

Professor Surya Deva, Macquarie Law School

Panellists

• Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge, Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

• Dr Jolene Lin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

• Professor Carlos Bernal Pulido, Macquarie Law School; Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights   

• Ms Johanna Gusman, Senior Lawyer, Center for International Environmental Law

Concluding remarks

Ms Heike Alefsen, Regional Representative of the OHCHR for the Pacific

Registration deadline

Monday, August 4, at 11:00 a.m.