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Constantinos Yiallourides
Research Leader in the Law of the Sea
Biography Dr Constantinos Yiallourides is Research Leader in Law of the Sea at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) where he leads the Institute's Watts Programme of research, training, and events in the law of the sea and global ocean governance. He is also Lecturer in International Law at Macquarie University, School of Law, Sydney. He was previously lecturer in international law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, post-doctoral researcher in energy law…
Climate Change+2Anthony Wenton
Research Fellow in Public International Law
Biography Anthony Wenton is Research Fellow in Public International Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He is a public international law generalist with particular research interests in jus ad bellum; international human rights law; self-determination; democratic governance; international criminal law and transitional justice; immunities; and rule of law capacity building. Previously, Anthony was the acting Managing Editor of BIICL's flagship publication, the…
Climate Change+1Aditi Shetye
Researcher in Public International Law and Environmental Law
Biography Aditi works as a researcher in Public International Law & Environmental Law at BIICL. She specialises in international environmental law and climate change law. Her current work focuses on the Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Litigation Project in developing the comparative toolbox and other projects on international environmental law. Aditi also sits on the steering committee and is the Legal Advocacy Co-ordinator for the World's Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ),…
Climate Change+1Nigel Pleming KC
Honorary Senior Fellow
Nigel Pleming KC has a distinguished legal career spanning over 50 years. Nigel was called to the Bar in 1971 and appointed a King's Counsel in 1992. He practises mainly in England and Wales, but also in Hong Kong, Belize and the Caribbean. He has been recommended as a leading silk in the Legal 500 since 2000 in the specialties of Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Environment, Immigration and Value Added Tax. Nigel has been nominated by The Lawyer magazine for…
Climate ChangeRoy Andrew Partain
Visiting Research Fellow
Biography Professor Roy Andrew Partain holds a personal chair in international and comparative law and in mathematical analysis of law in the School of Law at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland, UK). His research on economic models of climate change and their impact on climate policy, on the economic analysis of environmental law, on the use of game theory and mechanism design to achieve regulatory goals, particularly for reducing atmospheric carbon, are globally recognized. His articles…
Climate Change+1Yeongcheol Kim
Visiting Research Fellow
Biography Yeongcheol Kim has been working in the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) in South Korea helping high-quality human resources to start new businesses and continue to grow since 2006. He also worked in the Human Resources Department of the Korea Aerospace and Research Institute (KARI) for two and a half years. Yeongcheol majored in Economics at the University of Seoul. He also has a master's degree in Public Policy from the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National…
Business and Human Rights+3Alina Holzhausen
Research Fellow in Public International Law and Climate Change
Biography Dr Alina Holzhausen is a Research Fellow in Public International Law and Climate Change as well as a member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee at BIICL. Her main research fields include climate change law, international environmental law, human rights law, cultural heritage law, and public international law. She is particularly interested in the climate change and human rights- as well as climate change and cultural heritage nexus, including associated topics.…
Climate Change+2Mathilde Hautereau-Boutonnet
Visiting Research Fellow
Biography Mathilde Hautereau-Boutonnet joined BIICL as a visiting research fellow in 2022. Mathilde is a Professor at Aix-Marseille University. After defending her doctoral thesis in 2003 at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Orléans, she was recruited as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Rennes 1 in 2004 before joining the University of Aix-Marseille in 2011 to hold the CNRS Chair of Excellence in Environmental Law. Visiting professor at the Universities…
Centre for International law+1Kristin Hausler
Dorset Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director, Centre for International Law
Biography Kristin Hausler, Dorset Senior Fellow, is the Director of the Centre for International Law. Since joining the Institute in 2007, she has developed and led several research projects on human rights, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law, areas in which she also provides training at the Institute. Her expertise lies in cultural heritage and she is currently leading a project on the restitution of cultural objects. Recently, she completed a project analysing…
Centre for International law+5Ingrid Gubbay
Visiting Research Fellow
Biography Ingrid Gubbay is the European head of Human Rights and environmental law based at the London office of the law firm Hausfeld. She has been a litigator for 24 years and practicing at Hausfeld for the past thirteen years. Ingrid is a member of the International Law Association (Australian branch) and undertakes a mix of international and domestic human rights and climate related cases, and high-level policy and advocacy work in these areas. She has won awards for her ground-breaking…
Climate Change+1Adriana Giunta
Visiting Research Fellow
Biography Dr. Adriana Giunta joined BIICL as a Visiting Research Fellow in 2024. In BIICL, Adriana is working on her monograph on Indigenous Peoples' Environmental Rights under International Law and she is undergoing studies on Defining Environmental Rights under International Law. Her research focuses on climate change litigations, environmental rights, businesses and human rights, and the intersection between indigenous peoples' rights, sustainable development and climate justice. She has…
Business and Human Rights+3Jean-Pierre Gauci
Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training
Biography Dr. Jean-Pierre Gauci is Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training at BIICL. Recruited in 2014 as a research coordinator for the British Influences on International Law Project, his role was extended to that of research fellow in August 2015 and associate senior research fellow in 2017. Jean-Pierre holds a PhD in Law from King's College London; a Doctor of Laws and Magister Juris in International Law from the University of Malta. Beyond…
Climate Change+7Jasmine Elliott
Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights
Biography Dr. Jasmine Elliott is a Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights. She has worked on projects related to assessing the impact of and company response to mandatory human rights due diligence laws. Her research also has considered business ethics and professional ethics as they relate to issues like human rights, corruption, and climate change. Jasmine's research interests have been developed further through her previous roles outside of academia as an anti-corruption compliance…
Business and Human Rights+2Crisela Bernardino
Researcher in Corporate Climate Litigation
Biography Crisela Bernardino joined the research team of BIICL's Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation in 2024. She brings over a decade of experience from her roles as a corporate lawyer and litigator, as well as from her work in academia and with international NGOs, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Lawyers Project. Her work experience spans renewable energy, climate change law and policy, environmental law, human rights, access to justice,…
Business and Human Rights+2Christine Bakker
Visiting Research Fellow
Biography Christine holds a PhD in public international law from the European University Institute, Florence, and her main areas of research are human rights law including children's rights, international environmental law and climate change. She has published widely in these fields and has recently co-edited, with Ivano Alogna and Jean-Pierre Gauci, the edited volume Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives (Brill Publ., 2021). She also carried out research for the Unicef Innocenti…
Climate Change+1Ivano Alogna
Senior Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law
Biography Dr Ivano Alogna joined BIICL in 2019 and is the Senior Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law at BIICL and leads the Institute's programme in this field. He is an Associate Member of the Sorbonne Research Institute in International and European Law (IREDIES), Sorbonne Law School and contributes to global environmental discussions as a member of the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), serving…
Climate Change+4Short Course: Energy Law (Hybrid)
Event Date: 2nd December 2024
TRAINING Short Course: Energy Law (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Featured by Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Course Outline Energy law is front and centre to many of today's global crises, yet few understand it deeply enough to be confident in their professional work. The…
Climate Change+4Developing the UK-EU relationship: TCA Review and Beyond
Event Date: 21st November 2024
EVENTS Developing the UK-EU relationship: TCA Review and Beyond Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organiser Conference Details According to Art. 776 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) concluded between the UK and the EU, the implementation of the Agreement is to be reviewed every five years,…
Artificial Intelligence+8Short Course: Climate Change Litigation
Event Date: 10th October 2024
TRAINING Short Course: Climate Change Litigation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details Climate Change Litigation is an increasingly critical component of climate governance at the local, national, regional and global levels, exerting pressure on the executive and legislative…
Business and Human Rights+52024 HRDD Forum Annual Conference: Human Rights Due Diligence and the Future of Corporate Human Rights and Climate Change Litigation
Event Date: 9th October 2024
EVENTS 2024 HRDD Forum Annual Conference: Human Rights Due Diligence and the Future of Corporate Human Rights and Climate Change Litigation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Despite developments in laws and jurisprudence, the issue of legal liability on corporations for their…
Business and Human Rights+3Climate Change Litigation and Corporations. Comparative Perspectives in France and Europe
Event Date: 30th September 2024
EVENTS Climate Change Litigation and Corporations. Comparative Perspectives in France and Europe Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Climate change litigation is increasing worldwide. Besides states, corporations are now at the forefront. While oil and gas companies…
Business and Human Rights+5Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 25th September 2024
TRAINING Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Business and Human Rights+7Perspectives and Impact of Climate Change Litigation on Businesses and Banks
Event Date: 11th September 2024
EVENTS Perspectives and Impact of Climate Change Litigation on Businesses and Banks Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co Organisers Conference Details Le prospettive e l'impatto del contenzioso climatico su imprese e banche The Italian National Conference of the project "Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate…
Business and Human Rights+3BIICL Strengthens its Links with Japan, Contributes to Climate Change Governance Project
12th August 2024
Last week, Prof. Yarik Kryvoi visited Japan as part of a major project on climate change governance, led by Prof. Tomoko Ishikawa. On 5 August, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) hosted a roundtable at the International House of Japan chaired by Prof. Kazuto Suzuki where Professor Kryvoi delivered the main presentation comparing sanctions regimes around the world. Participants discussed sanctions policies of various states, relevant procedures, their effectiveness and…
Arbitration+2Summer School: Public International Law (Hybrid)
Event Date: 15th July 2024
EVENTS Summer School: Public International Law (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline Global events and legal developments continue to highlight the relevance of international law to various aspects of our lives. From dealing with climate change and environmental disasters,…
Artificial Intelligence+5Reflections on the ITLOS Advisory Opinion
27th June 2024
On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) ruled unanimously that 'pollution of the marine environment' includes anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions absorbed by the oceans, as GHG emissions have harmful effects on marine ecosystems and marine life. The ruling covers all GHG emissions introduced directly or indirectly to oceans, regardless of the emission source or proximity to the ocean. ITLOS's interpretation means that all GHG emissions constitute…
Climate Change+1Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law (Hybrid)
Event Date: 24th June 2024
TRAINING Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This short course provides participants with an in depth understanding of the basic tenets of public international law. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of international…
Business and Human Rights+6Rapid-response Reflections on the ITLOS Advisory Opinion
Event Date: 30th May 2024
EVENTS Rapid-response Reflections on the ITLOS Advisory Opinion Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Webinar Details Small Island Developing Nations are seeking protection for the world's oceans from catastrophic climate change that threatens their existence. A crucial step in this effort was achieved…
Climate Change+1A Commentary on ITLOS' Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
24th May 2024
On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued a unanimous advisory opinion on States' obligations to protect and preserve the world's oceans from climate change impacts, such as ocean warming, sea level rise and ocean acidification. This is the first time that an international court or tribunal has addressed States' obligations to combat climate change within the framework of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). ITLOS is…
Climate Change+1Shaping the Future of Law and Policy with the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation
15th April 2024
There remains an enormous gap between the action needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the mitigation and adaptation measures that are actually being implemented by States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings are unequivocal: anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change and continue to increase, intensifying extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and heat waves, and harmful consequences including the melting of certain…
Climate Change+1Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics: National Reports
27th March 2024
More than 2000 climate change litigation cases have been filed globally. Whilst the majority of these cases have been filed against States, climate change-related cases have also been filed against private actors, mostly fossil fuel and cement companies, major greenhouse gas emitters. Whilst there is a growing body of work analysing climate litigation from a comparative perspective, analysis of the peculiarities of cases involving corporate players has yet to receive the same rigorous…
Business and Human Rights+3Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation Launched
27th March 2024
Today BIICL launched the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation in a high-profile event in London, marking a transformative phase in the realm of environmental and corporate accountability. The event was introduced by The Rt. Hon. the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (former President of the UK Supreme Court and President of BIICL). Lord Neuberger spoke of the importance of the Toolbox in helping to close the 'big gap between what people know or feel should be done…
Climate Change+1Public Launch of the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation
Event Date: 27th March 2024
EVENTS Public Launch of the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The purpose of BIICL's Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation (the "Toolbox") is to make corporate climate litigation speedier, more efficient, more…
Business and Human Rights+4A Rules-Based International Order: Benefits and Challenges
Event Date: 18th March 2024
EVENTS A Rules-Based International Order: Benefits and Challenges (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The concept of 'rules-based international order' (RBIO) refers to a system in which countries adhere to established norms, treaties, and agreements to govern their…
Climate Change+3HRDD Forum: The future of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due diligence Directive - different possible scenarios
Event Date: 12th March 2024
EVENTS HRDD Forum: The future of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due diligence Directive - different possible scenarios Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On 14th December 2023, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Corporate…
Business and Human Rights+1Tackling Climate Change Through Private Law: Comparative Insights and Prospects
Event Date: 31st January 2024
EVENTS Tackling Climate Change Through Private Law: Comparative Insights and Prospects Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Climate change is currently the most important "super-wicked" problem faced by humankind, considering that time is running out, there is no central authority to…
Business and Human Rights+3Global Sustainability
Event Date: 25th January 2024
EVENTS Global Sustainability Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details Companies across the globe are making major changes to their business models to meet Net Zero and other environmental and social goals. However, despite growing public consensus about the need for the private sector…
Climate Change+1Short Course: Climate Change Law (Hybrid)
Event Date: 27th November 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Climate Change Law (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline This course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners, the…
Climate Change+2Small States and Access to Justice
Event Date: 15th November 2023
EVENTS Small States and Access to Justice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with: Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, and the Institute of Small and Micro States (ISMS) are delighted…
Artificial Intelligence+4Cultural Heritage & Climate Change in the Pacific Region
Event Date: 13th November 2023
EVENTS Cultural Heritage & Climate Change in the Pacific Region Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Australia) is pleased to host a webinar in cooperation with the Institute of Small and Micro States (ISMS) and the British Institute for International…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Climate Change Litigation
Last Updated: 2nd November 2023
Short Course: Climate Change Litigation Share LinksCourse Outline Climate Change Litigation is an increasingly critical component of climate governance at the local, national, regional and global levels, exerting pressure on the executive and legislative branches of government to act on the climate change issues. At the same time, climate change-related cases have also been filed against private actors, mostly fossil fuel and cement companies, which are major greenhouse gas…
Climate Change+1Short Course: Energy Law
Last Updated: 2nd November 2023
Short Course: Energy Law Share LinksCourse Outline This training course provides a deep introduction to the solutions and challenges of energy law. This is particularly timely given the ongoing energy crisis facing households, the climate change energy transition crisis, the many pollution crises that result from energy-related disasters and energy justice more broadly. Taught by distinguished team of experts from academia, leading law firms, and industry, the course provides…
Climate Change+3Short Course: Climate Change Law
Last Updated: 27th October 2023
Short Course: Climate Change Law Share LinksCourse Outline This short course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners, the course is designed to provide participants with a working knowledge of the relevant legal frameworks as well as to enhance their understanding of the way climate change impacts other areas of international law including…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Energy Law
Event Date: 22nd September 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Energy Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Featured by Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Course Outline Energy law is front and centre to many of today's global crises, yet few understand it deeply enough to be confident in their professional work. The world is facing…
Climate Change+3Short Course: Climate Change Litigation
Event Date: 21st September 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Climate Change Litigation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline Climate Change Litigation is an increasingly critical component of climate governance at the local, national, regional and global levels, exerting pressure on the executive and legislative branches…
Climate Change+3Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 21st September 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Business and Human Rights+8Safeguarding South Pacific Islanders' Cultural Heritage: Another Tool to Strengthen Climate Resilience?
14th September 2023
Climate change impacts such as sea level rise and extreme weather events are threatening the lives, livelihoods, and cultures of millions worldwide. Low-lying Island States, which are affected by rising seas to such an extent that they even face the complete disappearance of their islands, are particularly vulnerable to climate change. In the South Pacific, which represents a culturally rich and diverse region, the change in weather patterns poses a particularly high threat to Islanders' cultural…
Climate Change+1New report on Intangible Cultural Heritage & Climate Change
7th September 2023
We are delighted to announce the publication of our research on Intangible Cultural Heritage within the Laws and Policies of South Pacific Small Island States in the Climate Crisis: Towards a More Resilient and Inclusive Approach. The project focused on strengthening climate resilience through the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) within the laws and policies of Pacific small island States. Intangible cultural heritage is recognised as a tool to support climate change mitigation…
Climate Change+1Intangible Cultural Heritage within the Laws and Policies of South Pacific Small Island States in the Climate Crisis
6th September 2023
Kristin Hausler, Alina Holzhausen and Berenika Drazewska have completed a major research project, jointly with Professor Petra Butler, Victoria University of Wellington and Director of the Institute of Small and Micro States (ISMS) and BIICL Honorary fellow, and Eva U Wagner, Senior Programme Coordinator Rule of Law and Development Policy, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). The project focused on strengthening climate resilience through the safeguarding of Intangible…
Climate Change+2Corporate Climate Litigation - Platform
Last Updated: 20th July 2023
Corporate Climate Litigation Platform Welcome to the Corporate Climate Litigation Platform In this information hub you will find: links to international academic resources; a database of past legal cases that can be interpreted and used to inform new and successful litigation; and a set of tools - templates, reports and operational rules - to support the development of new legal cases. Our library of resources on corporate…
Climate Change+1Dr Ivano Alogna Receives Prestigious Thesis Prize
11th July 2023
The French Society for Environmental Law (Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement, SFDE) recently awarded Dr Ivano Alogna, BIICL Research Leader in Environmental and Climate Change Law, the Special Jury Prize for his PhD thesis The Society confers honorary awards every two years to outstanding PhD theses written in French in law, administrative science or political science, that contribute to improving knowledge in Environmental Law. Dr Alogna was awarded his PhD in Comparative…
Climate Change+1Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics
Ivano Alogna | 3rd July 2023
This research project examines the unique aspects of climate litigation across the corporate world leading to the production of a toolbox for the effective implementation of climate law. The project analyses and compares best practices from 17 jurisdictions and will provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders in order to facilitate continuous improvement in the implementation of climate change law. The Toolbox contains an inventory of substantive and procedural provisions relevant…
Climate Change+4Deep Seabed Mining & International Law: Is a Precautionary Pause Required?
22nd June 2023
On May 31, 2023, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) organized a webinar titled 'Deep Seabed Mining & International Law: Is a Precautionary Pause Required?'. Deep-sea mining in the world's global commons has become a topic of intense international debate, with a growing call for a moratorium or a precautionary pause until the environmental risks are better understood. Governments, NGOs, and companies are all weighing in on this issue, which has significant…
Climate Change+2BIICL Climate Change Litigation Project Featured
16th June 2023
Global toolbox on Climate Litgation Project Article This week we are delighted to see the BIICL project Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics, led by Dr Ivano Alogna featured among other great projects and pro bono developments, in the latest edition of the Australian Pro Bono Centre's online magazine Pro Bono Voco. BIICL is grateful to Sue Mahony and Gabriela Christian-Hare for contributing to the Toolbox Australian expert group led by Professor Jacqueline Peel and her team…
Climate Change+1Corporate Climate Litigation: Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways
5th June 2023
More than 2000 climate change litigation cases have been filed globally. Whilst the majority of these cases have been filed against States, climate change-related cases have also been filed against private actors, mostly against the fossil fuel and cement companies that are the major greenhouse gas emitters. Although there is a growing body of work analysing climate litigation from a comparative perspective, analysis of the peculiarities of cases involving corporate players has yet to…
Business and Human Rights+2Deep Seabed Mining & International Law: Is a Precautionary Pause Required?
Event Date: 31st May 2023
EVENTS Deep Seabed Mining & International Law: Is a Precautionary Pause Required? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Supported by: Event Details Deep-sea mining in the world's global commons has become a topic of intense debate, with a growing call for a moratorium or a precautionary pause until the…
Climate Change+2Corporate Climate Litigation Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways
Event Date: 11th May 2023
EVENTS Corporate Climate Litigation: Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location 2023 05 11 - Corporate Climate Litigation Read the Event Report Event Details BIICL's project on Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics examines the…
Business and Human Rights+5Rapid Response Webinar: Analysing the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty
Event Date: 19th April 2023
EVENTS Rapid Response Webinar: Analysing the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On 4 March 2023 global negotiations concluded on the landmark Treaty of the High Seas to protect the ocean, tackle environmental degradation, fight climate…
Climate Change+1ESG Reporting Requirements: Three emerging EU frameworks and how they interact
Event Date: 18th April 2023
EVENTS HRDD Forum: ESG Reporting Requirements: Three emerging EU frameworks and how they interact Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This discussion will focus on three new ESG reporting frameworks in Europe: The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Taxonomy,…
Business and Human Rights+2Short Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 18th April 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline This course offers a comprehensive overview of the legal and regulatory framework governing the world's oceans and seas. Participants will learn how States establish their maritime boundaries and States' rights…
Climate Change+3Short Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 18th April 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline This virtual course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners, the…
Climate Change+2It is so decided: Promoting climate justice through international law
12th April 2023
On 29th March 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/RES/77/276 which requests an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the matter of State Responsibility for addressing the Climate Change crisis. The Resolution was adopted by consensus, reflecting broad agreement amongst States that climate change is one of the most pressing shared problems that the international community is facing and that interpretation of existing…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (Hybrid)
Event Date: 3rd April 2023
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme…
Business and Human Rights+7Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions
15th March 2023
On 1 February 2023, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and the Institute of Small and Micro States co-organised a webinar on 'Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions'. The event was a follow-up to the BIICL web series on 'Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law' (3-24 March 2021). The series explored rising sea levels as a global problem of shared concern and…
Climate Change+3Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law
Event Date: 3rd March 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline This short course provides participants with an in depth understanding of the basic tenets of public international law. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of international law experts from…
Business and Human Rights+7Comparative study on the implementation of the industrial emissions directive
2nd February 2023
Comparative study on the implementation into the national legislation of certain EU Member States of an adapted burden of proof in the context of the Industrial Emissions Directive This research project examines how the proposal to adapt the burden of proof for compensation claims under the Industrial Emissions Directive could be implemented into the domestic law of EU Member States. Under the present framework, victims of violations of the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) are,…
Centre for Comparative Law+4Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions
Event Date: 1st February 2023
EVENTS Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Supported by Event Details In September 2022, in a landmark decision, the UN Human Rights Committee found that Australia's failure to adequately protect indigenous…
Climate Change+3BIICL project nominated for PACEY award
4th January 2023
Climate Litigation Project nominated Today we are delighted to announce that our project Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics has been selected by the Peace, nuclear Abolition and Climate Engaged Youth (PACEY) Award jury as one of three finalists for the PACEY 2023 Award in the European section. The project is one of nine finalists worldwide (three for the European Project category and six for the Beyond Europe category) chosen from 80 nominated projects from around…
Climate Change+1Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Poland
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Poland Marta ZAMORSKA is a PhD Candidate at the University of Lausanne Law School, and one of the coordinators of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Climate Change at the University of Lausanne. Her field of research is corporate liability for climate change. International Expert Group Poland Marta is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession:…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Philippines
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for the Philippines Professor Michael TIU is an Assistant Professor of the University of the Philippines College of Law. He is also a consultant on matters involving international human rights standards and he is a member of the Philippine Working Group on Business and Human Rights. Professor Tiu will lead and coordinate the research for the Philippines. Franco LOPEZ is a JD candidate at the University of the Philippines College…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Norway
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Norway Dr Rosa MANZO is Associate Professor of Law at the University of South-Eastern Norway. She is also a member of the University of Oslo's PluriCourts programme. International Expert Group Norway Professor Manzo will be supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession: Dr Hanna AHLSTRÖM Daniel ARNESSON Nanette…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Nigeria
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Nigeria Dr Uzuazo ETEMIRE is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Port Harcourt. He has published widely on climate change litigation and was the National Rapporteur for Nigeria on C2LI, the Climate Change Litigation Initiative UK project. Etemire holds a PhD in Environmental Law from the University of Strathclyde. International Expert Group Nigeria Dr Etemire is supported by the following experts in…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Netherlands
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for the Netherlands Professor Elbert DE JONG is professor of private law at the Utrecht Center for Accountability and Liability Law (Ucall) and the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law. He is also director of Ucall. He is an expert in contract law and liability law and his research considers the relationship between tort law, innovation, climate change, and the environment. Professor de Jong will lead the research team for the Netherlands. Daan…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Japan
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Japan Professor Hitoshi USHIJIMA is Professor of Law at Chuo University, Tokyo. His main fields of research are administrative law and regulatory policy, environmental and climate change law, comparative/transnational law, and multi-layered legal systems and governance. Professor Ushijima will lead the research for Japan. Dr Masako ICHIHARA is a researcher at the Local Climate Change Adaptation Center in Kyoto, where the main…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG UK
Last Updated: 13th December 2022
National Rapporteur for the UK Dr Kim BOUWER is an Assistant Professor of Law at Durham University. Her main fields of research are energy and climate change law, and private law and she is currently engaged in research on climate litigation and its relationship with activism. International Expert Group UK Dr Bouwer is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession:…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Kenya
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Kenya Dr Omondi OWINO is a Senior Lecturer at JKUAT School of Law, Nairobi. He is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and is the climate change rapporteur for Kenya at the Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law. Dr Owino leads the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Law department at Acorn Law Advocates, Nairobi. International Expert Group Kenya Dr Owino is supported by the following experts…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Italy
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Italy Professor Attilio PISANÒ is Professor of Legal Philosophy and Human Rights at the University of Salento, Italy. He is also a Principal Researcher on The Political Terror Scale project at the University of North Carolina. Professor Pisanò has published widely in both Italian and international journals and has authored a number of books on Human Rights. International Expert Group Italy Professor Pisanò is…
Business and Human Rights+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG India
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for India Professor Dr Madhuri PARIKH is Director and Dean of the Institute of Law, Nirma University. Her areas of interest are Environmental Law, Forest Law, Legal Research, and Tort Law. Her current research involves public engagement in the implementation of sustainable development goals and in the environmental decision making process in India. International Expert Group India Professor Parikh is supported by…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG USA
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteurs for the USA Dr Lisa BENJAMIN is an Associate Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. Her research focuses on climate justice and climate risk, and how these issues intersect with energy law and administrative law. Dr Benjamin will lead the research for the USA. Alexandra GUILLOT is an International Law Research Fellow at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. She will assist Dr Benjamin with research…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Germany
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteurs for Germany Prof Dr Marc-Philippe WELLER is Vice-Rector for International Affairs at the University of Heidelberg. In 2021 he co-authored (with Prof Dr Wolfgang Kahl) and published Climate Change Litigation - Liability and Damages from a Comparative Perspective. Professor Weller will coordinate the report for Germany, assisted by his research team. Christine HEIDBRINK is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Comparative…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG France
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteurs for France Professor Pauline-Marie ABADIE is Associate Professor of Law and Member of IDEP (Institute of Ethical Heritage Law) at Paris-Saclay University. Professor Mathilde HAUTEREAU-BOUTONNET is Professor of Private Law and Researcher in Environmental Law at Aix-Marseille University. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow at BIICL. International Expert Group France Professor Abadie and Professor Hautereau-Boutonnet…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG China
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for China Professor Dr Tianbao QIN is Luojia Professor of Law, and Director of the Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL) at the School of Law, Wuhan University. Professor Qin is also a member of the project's Core Group of experts. International Expert Group China Professor Qin is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession: Jin…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Canada
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Canada Professor Hassan AHMAD is Assistant Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, where he researches and teaches on topics related to corporate governance, business and human rights, transnational law, tort law, international law and climate change litigation. International Expert Group Canada Professor Ahmad is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia,…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Brazil
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Brazil Dr Danielle DE ANDRADE MOREIRA is Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), working with the Postgraduate Programme in Law and the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Environment (NIMA/PUC-Rio). She is founder and coordinator of Law, Environment and Justice in the Anthropocene (JUMA), which is affiliated to the Environmental Law Coordination of NIMA/PUC-Rio (NIMA-Jur). She is director of the…
Climate Change+4Reform and International Law (Annual BIICL/SLS Workshop)
Event Date: 5th December 2022
EVENTEVENT Reform and International Law (Annual BIICL/SLS Workshop) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-Organised with Event Details International law is both a motivator and product of reforms around the globe. The British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the International Law Section…
Centre for International law+5Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Australia
Last Updated: 28th November 2022
National Rapporteurs for Australia Professor Dr Jacqueline PEEL is Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School and Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, the University of Melbourne's climate change initiative. She is also Lead Author of WGIII IPCC 6th AR. Professor Peel will lead the research team for Australia. Rebekkah MARKEY-TOWLER is a PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School, and Research Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures. Rebekkah…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics: Developing a Comparative Toolbox for Corporate Climate Litigation
Event Date: 17th November 2022
EVENTS Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics: Developing a Comparative Toolbox for Corporate Climate Litigation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details BIICL is delighted to launch a new landmark international research project on corporate climate litigation. More than…
Business and Human Rights+1A Global Toolbox for Corporate Climate Litigation
15th November 2022
New Landmark Research Project announced The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) today announces the launch of a landmark new research project on climate litigation within the corporate world. Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics will produce a toolbox for NGOs, government bodies, local communities, other affected groups and individuals around the world, and those representing them. It aims to trigger a significant impact of international…
Climate Change+2Intensive Course: Climate Change Litigation - Hybrid (online participation)
Event Date: 3rd November 2022
EVENTS Intensive Course: Climate Change Litigation - Hybrid (online participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details Climate Change Litigation is an increasingly critical component of climate governance at the local, national, regional and global levels, exerting pressure on the executive…
Climate Change+2Intensive Course: Climate Change Litigation - Hybrid (in person participation)
Event Date: 3rd November 2022
EVENTS Intensive Course: Climate Change Litigation - Hybrid (in person participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Featured by Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Course Details Climate Change Litigation is an increasingly critical component of climate governance at the local, national, regional and global…
Climate Change+2Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (In person participation)
Event Date: 25th October 2022
EVENTS Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (In person participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details At this event, speakers will share insights from their research around climate change and inequality. The discussion will focus on the existing research - and lack thereof…
Business and Human Rights+2Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (online participation)
Event Date: 25th October 2022
EVENTS Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (online participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details At this event, speakers will share insights from their research around climate change and inequality. The discussion will focus on the existing research - and lack thereof - around…
Business and Human Rights+2Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - Core Group
Last Updated: 17th October 2022
Core Group Global Perspectives on Corporate climate Legal Tactics The Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics research team is supported by a Core Group of experts in corporate climate litigation and related areas, from around the world. These experts are drawn from science, the judiciary, legal practice, and academia. Professor Dr Mads ANDENAS KC Professor Dr Mads ANDENAS KC, Professor of Law, University…
Climate Change+1The Impact on Business of Governments' Climate Commitments
Event Date: 13th October 2022
EVENTS The Impact on Business of Governments' Climate Commitments Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details We can now say with credibility that we have kept 1.5 degrees alive. But its pulse is weak and it will only survive if we keep our promises and translate commitments into rapid action. -…
Climate Change+1Short Course: Energy Law
Event Date: 12th October 2022
EVENTS Short Course: Energy Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Featured by Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Event Details Energy law is front and centre to many of today's global crises, yet few understand it deeply enough to be confident in their professional work. The world is facing…
Climate Change+3Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 15th September 2022
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Business and Human Rights+7Short Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 14th September 2022
EVENTS Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Featured by Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Course Details This virtual course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished…
Climate Change+222nd BIICL Annual WTO Conference
Event Date: 15th July 2022
EVENTS 22nd BIICL Annual WTO Conference Climate Change: Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) Approaches and the WTO Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored By Conference Details Why are Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) Approaches being considered by an increasing number of countries? What are the factors…
Business and Human Rights+3The Climate Case against Total in France: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects
Event Date: 29th June 2022
EVENTS The Climate Case against Total in France: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Climate litigation is developing in a large number of countries around the world. Alongside lawsuits against states, there are more and more lawsuits against companies.…
Business and Human Rights+4Global Governance at a Crossroads: Finding Solutions to Challenges Facing the Multilateral Trade System
Event Date: 29th June 2022
EVENTS Global Governance at a Crossroads: Finding Solutions to Challenges Facing the Multilateral Trade System Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The 12th session of the WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) took place on 12-17 June 2022 at WTO headquarters in Geneva, after being…
Business and Human Rights+3Intensive Course: Foundations of Public International Law
Event Date: 20th June 2022
EVENTS Intensive Course: Foundations of Public International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This short course provides participants with an in depth understanding of the basic tenets of public international law. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of international…
Business and Human Rights+7The Role of Cultural Heritage in Strengthening Climate Resilience
Kristin Hausler | 6th June 2022
Kristin Hausler, Alina Holzhausen and Berenika Drazewska have completed a major research project, jointly with Professor Petra Butler, Victoria University of Wellington and Director of the Institute of Small and Micro States (ISMS) and BIICL Honorary fellow, and Eva U Wagner, Senior Programme Coordinator Rule of Law and Development Policy, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). The project focused on strengthening climate resilience through the safeguarding of Intangible…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 9th March 2022
EVENTS Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This online course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners, the course…
Climate Change+2Trends in Climate Change and Environmental Litigation in Selected EBRD Countries of Operation
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 23rd February 2022
BIICL is delighted to be undertaking a project for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on trends in climate change and environmental litigation. The project will design capacity building measures informed by research carried out by the BIICL team. The project involves analysis at both the international and domestic level. It will first map out existing instruments at the international level, and then, identify and analyse developments at the domestic level three…
Climate ChangeClimate Change Litigation in Europe: Comparative & Sectoral Perspectives and the Way Forward (Online Participation)
Event Date: 18th February 2022
EVENTS Climate Change Litigation in Europe: Comparative & Sectoral Perspectives and the Way Forward (Online Participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised in collaboration with: Event Details Climate change litigation has upsurged over the last decade as a global phenomenon encompassing…
Climate Change+1Nigel Pleming QC appointed Honorary Senior Fellow
1st February 2022
BIICL is pleased to announce that it has appointed Nigel Pleming QC as an Honorary Senior Fellow Nigel Pleming QC has a distinguished legal career spanning over 50 years. Nigel was called to the Bar in 1971 and appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1992. He practises mainly in England and Wales, but also in Hong Kong, Belize and the Caribbean. He has been recommended as a leading silk in the Legal 500 since 2000 in the specialties of Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights,…
Climate ChangeCorporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Event Report
9th December 2021
The question as to how companies should be addressing their impacts on climate change has never been as urgent. The recent decision in the Netherlands in Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell is another example of legal and societal expectations that companies should take proactive steps towards reducing and even eliminating their contributions to the various factors that fuel climate change. These concerns have not only surfaced in litigation around the world, but also in other methods…
Business and Human Rights+2The Role of Science in Climate Change Litigation
6th December 2021
Climate change litigation is rapidly spreading, with more than 1800 cases filed so far around the globe. Increasingly, climate science has been playing a crucial role in these cases, providing supporting evidence and helping to address issues such as 'attribution' and 'risk assessment'. At the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in November 2021, science has been included as an integral part of the 'Glasgow Climate Pact' as the Parties recognised 'the importance of the best available…
Climate Change+1The Duty of States to Cooperate in International Law: 30th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop
Event Date: 29th November 2021
EVENTS The Duty of States to Cooperate in International Law: 30th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised with the Society of Legal Scholars Event Details This year's annual BIICL/SLS Workshop on the Theory of International Law will focus on the duty of States to cooperate…
Climate Change+3Mobilising the Rule of Law in Climate Change
Event Date: 2nd November 2021
EVENTS Mobilising the Rule of Law in Climate Change Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), global law firm Hausfeld and the University of Glasgow School of Law co-host a live and virtual COP26 event 'Mobilising…
Climate Change+1Call for Papers: Climate Change Litigation in Europe: Comparative & Sectoral Perspectives and the Way Forward
Event Date: 31st October 2021
Events Climate Change Litigation in Europe: Comparative & Sectoral Perspectives and the Way Forward (Call for Papers) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised in collaboration with: Call for Papers The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and Hasselt University will convene…
Climate Change+1Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 7th October 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme focuses…
Business and Human Rights+9Short Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 5th October 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This online course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners,…
Climate Change+2Corporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Practitioners’ Workshop
Event Date: 27th September 2021
EVENTS Corporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Practitioners' Workshop Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The question as to how companies should be addressing their impacts on climate change has never been as urgent. The recent decision in the Netherlands…
Business and Human Rights+2Corporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Developments and Comparative Models
Event Date: 27th September 2021
EVENTS Corporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Developments and Comparative Models Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The question as to how companies should be addressing their impacts on climate change has never been as urgent. The recent decision in…
Business and Human Rights+2The Role of Science in Climate Change Litigation: International Workshop
2nd September 2021
Event Report The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA, Pisa), the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL, London), and the Center for Climate Change Studies and Sustainable Actions (3CSA, Pisa/Pavia) co-organised an international workshop on "The Role of Science in Climate Change Litigation" on 14-15 July 2021. The workshop was integrated in the Seasonal School on Climate Change and International Law: Interdisciplinary Perspectives held from 12 to 16…
Centre for International law+3Our Future in the Balance: The Role of Courts and Tribunals
17th August 2021
International Virtual Summit 7 - 8 July 2021 Event Report The British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and global law firm Hausfeld partnered to host 'Our Future in the Balance: The Role of Courts and Tribunals in Meeting the Climate Crisis' , a landmark two-day international virtual summit exploring the role of courts and tribunals in global climate governance with a focus on the separation of powers in climate litigation. This event was held at a critical…
Centre for International law+2The Role of Science in Climate Change Litigation
Event Date: 14th July 2021
EVENTS The Role of Science in Climate Change Litigation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location This international workshop is jointly organised by Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA), BIICL and the Center for Climate Change Studies and Sustainable Actions (3CSA) Event Details Six years after the…
Climate Change+1Our Future in the Balance: The Role of Courts and Tribunals in Meeting the Climate Crisis
Event Date: 7th July 2021
EVENTS Our Future in the Balance: The Role of Courts and Tribunals in Meeting the Climate Crisis Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location In partnership with: Event Details The global life-threatening effects of climate change pose an 'imperative' that all nations must independently and cooperatively address with…
Climate Change+1Webinar Series: Business, Human Rights and the Environment in Europe
Event Date: 24th June 2021
EVENTS Webinar Series: Business, Human Rights and the Environment in Europe: Connecting the Dots Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Series Overview With the support of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Nova Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment (NOVA…
Business and Human Rights+2Corporate Due Diligence and Climate Change
31st May 2021
This blog post is based on the intervention of Ivano Alogna in the webinar on Corporate Due Diligence and the Green Deal organised by the Nova Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment with the support of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in partnership with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, the Portuguese Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça), the Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum, and NOVA 4 The Globe on…
Business and Human Rights+2Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law
10th May 2021
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and Landmark Chambers co-organised a webinar series on 'Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law'. The series approached climate-induced rising sea level as a global problem and the possible implications arising from it from the lens of international law and climate justice. Four separate webinars were held examining the topic from different legal dimensions. The following reports…
Centre for International law+4Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives
4th May 2021
This ground-breaking volume provides analyses from experts around the globe on the part played by national and international law, through legislation and the courts, in advancing efforts to tackle climate change, and what needs to be done in the future. Published under the auspices of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), the volume builds on an event convened at BIICL, which brought together academics, legal practitioners and NGO representatives. The…
Centre for International law+3Short Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 13th April 2021
EVENTS Virtual Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This online course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners,…
Climate Change+2Webinar Series: Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law
Event Date: 24th March 2021
EVENTS Webinar Series: Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Series Overview Low-lying coastal regions and island nations, are directly susceptible to threats posed by global warming and concomitant rise…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 16th February 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Arbitration+6Baptism of fire?’ The first climate case before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
31st January 2021
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Climate Change+1What does human rights due diligence for climate change impacts look like?
13th January 2021
The collected presentations of the BIICL webinar series "Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts" is now available here. BIICL held the webinar series 'Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts' from 10 September to 1 October 2020. This topic came to our attention as requiring further consideration when we were leading a study for the European Commission on regulatory options for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence. The study showed that…
Business and Human Rights+2Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts: Webinar Series Report
12th January 2021
This report has been updated on 14 January 2021 The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) held the webinar series 'Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts' from 10th September to 1st October 2020, as part of the newly established BIICL Human Rights Due Diligence Forum. Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across Europe, and increasingly include climate change impacts within their scope. As a result, companies,…
Business and Human Rights+2Emissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution
7th January 2021
On 18 November 2020, the Investment Treaty Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), along with Three Crowns LLP, co-hosted a conference on Emissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution. Professor Yarik Kryvoi opened the conference and introduced the speakers. The chair of the panel was Kathryn Khamsi of Three Crowns LLP. The other panellists were William Acworth of the International Carbon Action Partnership, Lisa DeMarco of DeMarco Allan LLP…
Arbitration+3Emissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution
Event Date: 18th November 2020
EVENTS Emissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the main presentations (discussions were not recorded) Emissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution In collaboration with: Read the event summary …
Arbitration+3Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy
Event Date: 12th November 2020
EVENTS Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event partners Event Details Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the Institute of Small and Micro States(ISMS), and BIICL will host a two-day conference on human rights as…
Climate Change+2Virtual Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 19th October 2020
ONLINE Virtual Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This online course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners, the course is designed…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 8th October 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details This two-day short course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners,…
Climate Change+1HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 4: Meeting the Standard: What Does Adequate Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Look Like in Practice?
Event Date: 1st October 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 4: Meeting the Standard: What Does Adequate Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Look Like in Practice? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence…
Business and Human Rights+1Virtual Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 29th September 2020
ONLINE Virtual Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme…
Arbitration+6HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 3: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws: What are their Implications Regarding Corporate Climate Change impacts?
Event Date: 24th September 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 3: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws: What are their Implications Regarding Corporate Climate Change Impacts? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due…
Business and Human Rights+1Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 22nd September 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Arbitration+5HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 2: The (intended) impact of climate change litigation on corporate due diligence
Event Date: 17th September 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 2: The (intended) impact of climate change litigation on corporate due diligence Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across…
Business and Human Rights+1HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 1: Corporate Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts: The Status Quo
Event Date: 10th September 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 1: Corporate Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts: The Status Quo Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across…
Business and Human Rights+1HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts
Event Date: 10th September 2020
Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across Europe, and increasingly include climate change impacts within their scope. As a result, companies,…
Business and Human Rights+1Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Law: Reimagining the New Roots of Environmental Law
Event Date: 23rd July 2020
WEBINAR Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Law: Reimagining the New Roots of Environmental Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The world faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency, from biodiversity degradation to global warming, pollution, soil erosion, water…
Artificial Intelligence+3Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill
26th May 2020
On 2nd April 2020 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law convened a webinar entitled 'Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill: Developing a Toolkit for Legislators to Tackle Climate Change'. The webinar was convened in collaboration with Landmark Chambers and Rights Community Action. The event discussed legal developments in the field of climate change from a comparative perspective, emphasising the legislative solutions developed in the UK, France and…
Centre for International law+1Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill: Developing a Toolkit for Legislators to Tackle Climate Change
Event Date: 2nd April 2020
WEBINAREE Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill: Developing a Toolkit for Legislators to Tackle Climate Change Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the Webinar Webinar: Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill Sponsored by Event details In May 2019 the UK parliament…
Climate ChangeEuropean Parliament in-depth analysis on Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation
1st April 2020
This In-Depth Analysis on "Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation", authored by Bert Keirsbilck, Evelyne Terryn, Anaïs Michel (KU Leuven) and Ivano Alogna (BIICL), was commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), in order to provide the Members of the European Parliament with evidence and recommendations for the own-initiative report entitled "Towards a more sustainable…
Business and Human Rights+3European Parliament in-depth analysis on Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation
Ivano Alogna | 1st April 2020
This In-Depth Analysis on "Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation", authored by Bert Keirsbilck, Evelyne Terryn, Anaïs Michel (KU Leuven) and Ivano Alogna (BIICL), was commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), in order to provide the Members of the European Parliament with evidence and recommendations for the own-initiative report entitled "Towards a more sustainable…
Climate Change+2Climate Change Event Report published
11th March 2020
The Event Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives' held on 16 January 2020 event discussed legal developments in the field of climate change from a comparative and international perspective. The event was comprised of two panels, the first on 'Climate Change Litigation before Domestic Courts', and the second on 'Climate Change Litigation at the International Level'. The panellists included academics and legal practitioners, many of whom were, or are currently,…
Climate ChangeClimate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives
9th March 2020
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law held the event 'Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives' on 16 January 2020, as part of the Arthur Watts Seminar Series in Public International Law funded by Volterra Fietta. The event discussed legal developments in the field of climate change from a comparative and international perspective. It was comprised of two panels, the first on 'Climate Change Litigation before Domestic Courts', and the…
Climate ChangeBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Where are we and where to next?
Event Date: 18th February 2020
EVENTS Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Where are we and where to next? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details On the 24 December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene an Intergovernmental Conference to develop the text…
Climate Change+1Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives
Event Date: 16th January 2020
EVENTS Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Part of the Arthur Watts Seminar Series Sponsored by Event Details Climate change litigation is increasingly being used as a tool to pressure governments to adopt more ambitious climate policies based…
Climate ChangeShort Course: Public International Law in Practice (November 2019)
Event Date: 28th November 2019
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.…
Arbitration+6Offshore methane hydrates in Japan: Research Report published
26th November 2019
Dr Constantinos Yiallourides has recently completed a 14 months-long research project in Tokyo, Japan. The project examined the potential prospects and benefits from the commercial development of offshore methane hydrates in Japan and whether existing legal frameworks are sufficiently robust to address the foreseeable environmental risks posed by methane hydrate exploration and exploitation operations in Japan and beyond. The project investigated how methane hydrates fit within Japan's…
Climate Change+1Offshore Methane Hydrates in Japan: Prospects, Challenges and the Law
30th September 2019
Offshore Methane Hydrates in Japan: Prospects, Challenges and the Law Working Paper, September 2019 Authors: Constantinos Yiallourides & Roy Andrew Partain Report Summary This report provides a background to the science and engineering of Japan's offshore methane hydrates, on the place of the natural gas produced from those hydrates in Japan's overall energy policies, and how Japan might best legally prepare for the onset of natural gas production from those offshore hydrate assets.…
Climate Change+1Offshore Methane Hydrates in Japan: Prospects, Challenges and the Law
Constantinos Yiallourides | 1st January 2019
On 19 March 2013, Japan became the first-ever country to announce successful continuous-flow production of methane gas from a solid methane hydrate layer located under the seabed in ultra-deep waters, establishing the technical feasibility of this novel natural resource and of its novel extraction technology. Methane hydrates are a unique natural resource that could provide both a tremendous amount of natural gas and fresh water. For example, one cubic meter of hydrate produces…
Climate ChangePodcast: Brexit and Environmental Law
1st August 2018
Podcast: Brexit and Environmental Law Podcast: Brexit and Environmental Law
Brexit+2Brexit and Environmental Law:The Rocky Road Ahead
1st February 2018
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Climate ChangeFAQ: Brexit and Environmental Law
1st February 2018
FAQ: Brexit and Environmental Law Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Brexit+2Brexit, Brexatom, the Environment and Future International Relations
1st January 2018
Brexit, Brexatom, the Environment and Future International Relations Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Climate ChangeBrexit and International Environmental Law
1st December 2017
There are disputes over territory in almost every region of the world, sometimes leading to escalations and violence between States and threatening international peace and security. International law requires States to refrain from the threat or use of force and to attempt to settle their disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security and justice are not endangered. In June 2018 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has completed…
Brexit+2The Legal Impact of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Event Date: 27th January 2016
Time: Lord Carnwath, Justice of the Supreme Court Full-time Student - £25
Climate ChangeA New Dimension in International Environmental Liability Regimes
Event Date: 11th March 2015
Time: Venue: Arthur Watts public international law seminar series sponsored by Volterra Fietta Event Flyer Speakers Professor Alan Boyle, Edinburgh University and Essex Court Chambers Simon Parker, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Join in the conversation @BIICL #EnvironmentalLiability Sponsored by Jill Barrett This event is accredited with 2 CPD points. BIICL Members: Individual - £40 Full-time Student - £15 Non-members: Individual - £70 Full-time…
Climate ChangeWhat Role Do Property Rights Play In Climate Change?
6th June 2013
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Climate ChangeClimate Change Issues in the Commonwealth
Kristin Hausler | 1st June 2012
In December 2011, the Commonwealth Law Bulletin published an article written by Kristin Hausler and Robert McCorquodale on Climate change and its impact on security and survival. This paper had been previously successfully presented at the Commonwealth Law Ministers, which took place in Sydney in July 2011. BIICL followed-up on this initial scoping study by conducting a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy of the legal frameworks applicable within the Commonwealth with regard to access…
Climate ChangeJoint Development of Offshore Oil and Gas...
1st December 1989
Joint Development of Offshore Oil and Gas: Joint Development of Offshore Oil & Gas Model Agreement for States for Joint Development with Explanatory Commentary v. 1 A first meeting to investigate joint development agreements between States in offshore maritime zones was held by the Institute on 10 June 1985. A Working Group under the chairmanship of Sir Maurice Bathurst was set up with members drawn from industry, university and government service. The Working Group was supported…
Climate Change
Reimagining Environmental Law 18 August 2020
18th August 2020
Market-Based Instruments and Green Economy Making polluters stop their pollution Environmental law presently reflects the data-constrained mid-20th century world and thus relies heavily on pollution control mandates rather than economic incentives. Building on 21st Century information technologies, we can today end externalities by carefully tracking emissions and making polluters stop their pollution — or pay fully for the harm they cause. Professor Daniel C Esty,…
Artificial Intelligence+3