Thursday 28 April - Friday 29 April 2022
International Law Association British Branch Spring Conference 2022
A hybrid conference with virtual and in-person participation.
from £10.00 to £70.00
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XH
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Spaces are limited to prior registrants on a first-come, first-served basis.
International law and climate change
The conference will consider legal problems likely to emerge from ongoing changes resulting from climate change and its consequences, as set out in the 2021 IPCC report.
Panels comprising a mixture of invited and selected speakers will be convened on the following themes:
- Impact of rising sea levels on migration and statehood
- Climate change and international trade and investment law
- Human rights and climate change
- Litigating on climate change.
Programme Speakers Sponsors Documents
Covid-19 guidance
Travelling to the conference
According to the latest government rules, the remaining legal restrictions in England are due to be removed. If you are travelling to the conference from abroad, please consult the government website concerning travel guidance to England.
On the day of the conference
The Government announced the end of free asymptomatic and symptomatic testing for the general public. As a result, there will not be asymptomatic testing provided on campus on the day of the conference. Attendees are still encouraged to take reasonable precautions to minimise the chance of catching or spreading Covid-19. Face masks are not compulsory but are encouraged. The conference venue will be laid out to provide for spacing between delegates and ventilation.
Speakers
Keynote speaker
Professor Catherine Redgwell
Chichele Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford
See profile Professor Nilufer Oral
National University of Singapore Centre for International Law, International Law Commission
See profile Dr Joana Setzer
London School of Economics
See profile Dr Alexandra Harrington
Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
See profile Selman Aksünger
PhD Candidate, Maastricht University
See profile Wendy Miles Q.C
20 Essex Street Chambers
See profile Oonagh Sands
Fietta LLP
See profile Dr Mala Sharma
Lecturer in Law, London South Bank University
See profile Laura Létourneau-Tremblay
PhD Candidate, Pluricourts, University of Oslo
See profile Professor André Nollkaemper
University of Amsterdam
See profile Dr Annalisa Savaresi
University of Eastern Finland
See profile Dr Stavros-Evdokimos Pantazopoulos
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki
See profile Dr Thomas Bundschuh
Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Sheffield Hallam University
See profile Michelle Jonker-Argueta
Senior Legal Counsel for Strategic Litigation, Greenpeace International
See profile Lucy Maxwell
Senior Legal Associate, Climate Litigation Network, Urgenda Foundation
See profile Professor Belen Olmos Giupponi
Head of School, University of Portsmouth
See profile Dr Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Assistant Professor in Public International Law, Leiden University
Professor Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
University of Geneva and Matrix Chambers
See profile Professor Christina Voigt
University of Oslo
See profile Professor Lavanya Rajamani
University of Oxford
See profile Professor Alan Boyle
University of Edinburgh
See profileCall for papers
Subject to any Government restrictions, the general expectation is that speakers based in the United Kingdom will present in person. In light of the pandemic and the need to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, arrangements have been put in place to facilitate the virtual participation of speakers and delegates who are based outside of the United Kingdom.
Submissions are now closed and participants will be notified of the outcome by 18 February 2022.
If you have any queries then please email us at ilaconference@surrey.ac.uk.
Sponsors
The University of Surrey and the International Law Association British Branch express their gratitude in acknowledgement of the generosity of the conference sponsors.
