Showing posts with label Center for International Environmental Law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Center for International Environmental Law. Show all posts

Monday, January 30, 2012

Climate Change & Human Rights: A Primer -- CIEL

Climate Change & Human Rights: A Primer was published by the Center for International Environmental Law (CEIL) and offers a "summary of how climate change impacts and response measures are affecting the full and effective enjoyment of human rights; includes a summary of relevant activities and decisions taken at the Human Rights Council, UNFCCC and other policy processes."






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Monday, March 21, 2011

International Symposium on Environmental Courts & Tribunals -- Pace Law School

When: APRIL 1, 2011
What : INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS & TRIBUNALS
Where: NY State Judicial Institute located on the Pace Law School campus in White Plains, New York.

The conference will facilitate the critical, ongoing dialogue between judges and the global academic community, while developing practical mechanisms to strengthen existing courts and establish new ones worldwide. The program will be recorded and available for video streaming.

Who: Judges and scholars, including Judge Merideth Wright (Vermont Environmental Court), Professor Richard Macrory (University College of London), Justice Antonio H. Benjamin (High Court of Brazil), former Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr. (Supreme
Court of the Philippines), and Professor George (Rock) Pring (University of Denver, Sturm College of Law).

Info: www.law.pace.edu/ijiect

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Discussion Draft: Addressing Nanomaterials as an Issue of Global Concern

This draft prepared by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) dated May 2009 provides the legal frameworks and scientific issues surrounding nanotechnology and places in a global arena addressing the needs of north and south and developed and developing nations.