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Symposium: Ending the Climate Crisis through Rights-Based Climate Litigation? Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

The inaugural symposium of the NNHRR Human Rights and the Climate Crisis Working Group, hosted by the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University, will take place on 20 and 21 November 2024. Join us for expert presentations, analysis, discussion, and research planning for 2025.

2024 is a landmark year for climate litigation!

• European Court of Human Rights first climate change judgments
• Advisory Opinion from the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea
• International Court of Justice & Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinions pending
• Dutch appeal decision in Milieudefensie v. Shell anticipated in early November

The  full announcement, updated programme, call for abstracts and registration can be found here. The abstract submission deadline is 15 September 2024.