Business & human rights: The international advisory opinions on climate change

This webinar will consider the recent ground-breaking advisory opinions on climate change rendered by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and their implications for business and human rights. Experts will discuss the genesis of these cases, the issues before each of the courts, and aspects of the rulings that have implications for the business and human rights normative framework.

Speakers

Sara Seck
Professor, Schulich School of Law and Director, Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University

Chiara Macchi
Assistant Professor of Law, Wageningen University, Netherlands

Salvador Herencia Carrasco
Part-time Professor, Faculty of Law, Civil Law section & Member, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa

Oonagh Fitzgerald
President, International Law Association of Canada (ILA Canada) & Senior Fellow, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa

Penelope Simons
Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) & Full Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa