Asian Regional Summit & Philippine National Conference
The Asian Regional Summit and the Philippine National Conference on the BIICL Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation took place on 8-9 July 2024 in Manila.
The event was organised by Prof. Mike T. Tiu Jr. and his colleagues at the University of Philippines (UP), College of Law.
The Hon. Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen, Senior Associate Justice and Chair, Committee on the Environment and Sustainability of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, gave the keynote address. The summit was opened by Dean Darlene Marie B. Berberabe of the UP College of Law.
A closed training session for judges took place at the end of the event. If you are a judge and you or your court would like to view the judicial training, please email toolbox@biicl.org for access.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dean Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, UP College of Law
Dr Ivano Alogna, Toolbox Project Lead and BIICL Senior Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law
Keynote Speech
Hon. Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen, Senior Associate Justice and Chair, Committee on the Environment and Sustainability, Supreme Court of the Philippines
Panel 1: Impact of Corporate Activities and Sources of Accountability
Chair: Prof. Michael T. Tiu, Jr., UP College of Law
- Dr. Robert Michael DiFilippo, UP National Institute of Geological Sciences
- Hon. Lady Ivy Vanity Velasco, Municipal Trial Court Judge-at-Large
- Prof. Jacqueline Espenilla, UP College of Law
- Atty. Antonio A. Oposa, Jr., The Law of Nature Foundation
- Ms. Briony Eales, Asian Development Bank
- M. Hafijul Islam Khan, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Session on Human Rights as a Cause of Action
Keynote Speech of Session: Richard P. Palpal-latoc, Chairperson, Philippine Commission on Human Rights
Reactors:
- Naderev Saño, Executive Director, Greenpeace SEA
- Atty. Raymund Baguilat, UP Law Institute of Human Rights
- Atty. Grizelda Mayo-Anda, Environmental Legal Assistance Center
Panel 2: Getting to Court: Procedural Issues in Suing Corporations for Climate Change Contribution
Chair: Atty. Gregorio Rafael Bueta, Ateneo de Manila School of Law
- Prof. Donna Zapa-Gasgonia, UP Law Center
- Atty. Grizelda Mayo-Anda, Environmental Legal Assistance Center
- Atty. Ryan Roset, Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan (LRC-KsK/Friends of the Earth, Philippines)
- Hon. Jesus G. Torres, Municipal Trial Court Judge-at-Large
- Ms. Mie Asaoka, Kiko Network
- Shri Ritwick Dutta, Legal Initiative for Forest and Economics
Panel 3: Proving Participation: Evidence of Contribution and Causation
Chair: Prof. Donna Zapa-Gasgonia, UP College of Law
- Prof. Rommel J. Casis, Director, UP Law Center Institute of International Legal Studies
- Dr. Gem Castillo, Resources and Environmental Economics Foundation of the Philippines
- Atty. Pochoy Labog, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
- Ms. Moumita Das Gupta, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- Mr. Hiroyuki Kita, Kita Law Office (Japan)
- Ms. Sejong Youn, Plan 1.5 (South Korea) Mr. Nobuo Kojima, Tokyo Surugadai Law Office (Japan)
Panel 4: Mitigation and Adaptation in Concrete Remedies
Chair: Prof. Atty. Franco Lopez
- Atty. Gregorio Rafael Bueta, Ateneo de Manila School of Law
- Prof. Richard Muallil, Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology & Oceanography
- Atty. Cecilia Guiao, Parabukas
- Ms. Agnes de Jesus, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, First Philippines Holdings
- Ms. Kanchi Kohli, Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)
- Ms. Eri Osaka, Tokyo University (Japan)
- Ms. Shibani Ghosh, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India
- Mr. Ahsan Qazi, International Law Consultant, Jinnah Institute (Pakistan)
- Atty. Rosette Ferrer, Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Philippines National Report
India National Report
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