World Commission on Environmental Law

Lectures

The following video lectures feature high-level speakers from around the world addressing emerging issues in environmental law. The lecturers include distinguished members of WCEL and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, including judges, law professors, scientists, legal professionals, early career leaders, public prosecutors, and representatives of international organizations. The videos were produced in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, the Organization of American States, and Catholic University of Brasília. Please note the lecturer's title or affiliation may have changed since recording.

List of Lectures

 

El derecho humano a un medio ambiente sano: Proteger la vida en la Tierra

Dr. David Boyd, Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente, Profesor de Derecho, Universidad de Columbia Británica

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The Right to a Healthy Environment: Protecting Life on Earth

Dr. David Boyd, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Professor, University of British Columbia

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Climate Litigation in China
 

Dr. Qin Tianbao, Vice Dean, School of Law, Wuhan University

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Climate Change is Unfair: States and Judiciaries, Mind the Gap

Irum Ahsan, Advisor, Office of the Compliance Review Panel, Asian Development Bank

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Climate Litigation and the Role of Courts
 

Christina Voigt, Professor, University of Oslo, Department of Public and International Law
Chair, IUCN-WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group

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Le droit de l'environnement en Afrique Francophone

Yacouba Savadogo, Conseiller Technique du Ministre de l'Environnement du Burkina Faso

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Climate Change and the Role of Judges
 

Michael Wilson, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Hawaii

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La protection judiciaire dans les affaires de droit de l'environnement

Christian Pers, Doyen de la Chambre, Cour de Cassation

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Le rôle du droit administratif dans la protection de l'environnement en France

Denis Jardel, Conseiller Doyen Honoraire, Cour de Cassation

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La justice climatique: équité et responsabilité
 

Agnes Michelot, Faculté de droit, La Rochelle Université

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Derecho Ambiental de las Americas

 

Claudia de Windt, Directora Ejecutiva IIJS Ex-Especialista Legal Principal, OEA

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Comparative domestic water law: approaches and solutions to contemporary issues and challenge

Stefano Burchi, President, International Association for Water Law

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Responsabilidad Ambiental

 

Alejandra Rabasa, Former Director of Judicial Education, Environmental Law Institute

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UN Environment: Future of the Environmental Rule of Law in the Context of Sustainable Development

Arnold Kreilhuber, Acting Director, Law Division, UN Environment Programme

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In dubio pro natura
 

Nicholas Bryner, Professor, Louisiana State University

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The New State of Environmental Courts in Hawaiʻi: Challenges and Opportunities

Denise Antolini, IUCN WCEL Deputy Chair
Professor/Former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2011-2019), William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

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Environmental Challenges in Ghana

Dennis Adjei, Justice of the Court of Appeal, Republic of Ghana

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Legal Protection of Forests in Indonesia

I Gusti Agung Sumanatha, Justice, Supreme Court of Indonesia

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Judging Environmental Cases at the Regional/International Level

Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, President, East African Court of Justice

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Environmental Law in India
 

Swatanter Kumar, Former Chairperson, National Green Tribunal India

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Access to Justice

Brian Preston, Chief Judge, Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

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Protection of Forests in the EU

Luc Lavrysen, Justice, Constitutional Court of Belgium

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Reflections on Norwegian and Scandinavian Environmental Law

Ragnhild Noer, Justice, Supreme Court of Norway

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Reviewing progress and effectiveness of international and national environmental law

Survol des progrès et de l'effectivité du droit international et national de l'environnement

Michel Prieur, Professor, University of Limoges; President, International Center of Comparative Environmental Law (CIDCE)

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Trends in Environmental Law

Nuevas Tendencias en Derecho Ambiental 

Ricardo Lorenzetti, Justice, Supreme Court of Argentina

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Environmental Law in a Global Society

Lord Robert Carnwath, Justice, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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WCEL Lectures and Webinars

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The Right to a Healthy Environment: Protecting Life on Earth

El derecho humano a un medio ambiente sano: Proteger la vida en la Tierra

Climate Litigation in China

Climate Change is Unfair: States and Judiciaries, Mind the Gap

Climate Litigation and the Role of Courts

Le droit de l'environnement en Afrique Francophone

Climate change and the role of Judges

La justice climatique: équité et responsabilité

Derecho Ambiental de las Americas

Comparative domestic water law: approaches and solutions to contemporary issues and challenge

Environmental Rule of Law — The Difference-Maker in Water Quality Protection in the United States

Responsabilidad Ambiental

UN Environment: Future of the Environmental Rule of Law in the Context of Sustainable Development

In dubio pro natura

The New State of Environmental Courts in Hawaiʻi: Challenges and Opportunities

Environmental Challenges in Ghana

Legal Protection of Forests in Indonesia

Judging Environmental Cases at the Regional/International Level

Environmental Law in India

Access to Justice

Protection of Forests in the EU

Reflections on Norwegian and Scandinavian Environmental Law

Reviewing progress and effectiveness of international and national environmental law

Trends in Environmental Law

Environmental Law in a Global Society

 

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