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Human Rights and Climate Action – Vanuatu and the ICJ
Vanuatu is leading a global coalition to table a UN General Assembly Resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to clarify the legal obligations for States, under existing international treaties, to do more to protect the planet from climate change. The vote for adoption by the UNGA is expected in mid-March.
Legal tools with the potential to catalyse the sustainability transition are gaining global traction, with other human rights related examples.
In this timely discussion, speakers will assess the importance of this approach to tackling the climate crisis, draw out the detail of the Vanuatuan case and what is required to get it over the line, and review the potential for similar cases to be brought, and to succeed in having real impact.
Join Oxford Smith School researchers and invited speakers as they discuss the efficacy of this ICJ resolution.
Date:
10 March 2023, 10:30
Venue:
Venue to be announced
Speakers:
Dr Thom Wetzer (Associate Professor of Law and Finance and Founding Director, Oxford Sustainable Law Programme),
Professor Lavanya Rajamani (Faculty of Law),
Hon Ralph Regenvanu (Minister for Climate Change, Vanuatu),
Dr Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh (Assistant Professor of Public International Law, Leiden University),
David Shukman (British Journalist and former science editor, BBC)
Organiser contact email address:
events@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/human-rights-and-climate-action-vanuatu-and-the-icj-registration-543049966067
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Chris White,
Anna Baginska,
Donna Palfreman,
Hannah Daley,
Alexandra Horgan
