Programme X TIEC

Thursday, 29 May

9:00 – 9:15 Registration 

9:15 – 9:30 Official Welcome 

  • Stephanie Ascencio Serrato, CEDAT-URV
  • Beatriz Felipe Pérez, CEDAT-URV and CICrA Justicia Ambiental

PANEL 1 ECOCIDE, THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND CONFLICTS 

Chair: Simona Fanni, Universidad de Sevilla

9:30 – 10:10 Keynote Speech: Criminalising Ecocide: escaping the seductive allure of law [Abstract]. David Whyte, Queen Mary University.

10:10 – 11:20 Communications:

  • New Rules, Old Gaps: Corporate Environmental Due Diligence in Conflict-Affected Areas and Lessons from Past Initiatives [Abstract]. Marta Paricio Montesinos, Centre for Environment, Economy and Energy of the Brussels School of Governance (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) & HELSUS and Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki.
  • Business, Environment and Armed Conflict: Navigating the Bermuda Triangle [Abstract]. Vadyslava Kaplina, University of Lisbon School of Law.
  • Shining The Light On Ecocide: Understanding The Impact Of Environmental Degradation On The Karamoja Region In Uganda [Abstract]. Margaret Wagan, Government of Uganda.
  • Protecting The Environment In Armed Conflicts: Bridging International Humanitarian Law and Environmental Justice [Abstract]. Valerio Sinaj, IUSS Pavia & Università di Roma Unitelma Sapienza.

11:20 – 11:50 Coffee break 

PANEL 2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND THE CRIMINALIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM 

Chair: Estrella del Valle Calzada, Universitat de València.

11.50 – 12.30 Keynote Speech: Czarina Golda S. Musni, Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) and the National Union of Peoples Lawyers. 

12:30 – 13:30 Communications 

  • The Power Of Constitutional Rights In Resource Conflicts [Abstract]. Asmaa Khadim, Leiden University.
  • Climate Advocacy: A Critical Appraisal Of The EU Legal Order [Abstract]. Manuela Sánchez, AAPP LLYC and San Pablo CEU.
  • Analysis of the Pressure on the Climate Movement in The Czech Republic [Abstract]. Eva Balounová, Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
  • Children’s Rights, Climate Change & The Ocean: Can Article 9 of The Escazú Agreement Provide Opportunities for Children as Climate & Ocean Defenders? [Abstract]. Alana Lancaster, The University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus).

13: 30 – 14: 30 Lunch break 

14:30 – 15.00 Poster presentation

15:00 – 16:30 Workshop: “Effective communications strategies for environmental campaigns“, Kayla Blado, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI).

17.00 – Workshop. Prof. Antoni Sánchez Ortiz (Associate Prof. of the Faculty of Oenology). 

20:00 Dinner (El Llagut, Carrer Nazaret, 10) 

Friday, 30 May 

PANEL 3. LOCAL CONFLICTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE: GOOD PRACTICES AND REGIONAL SOLUTIONS 

Chair: Beatriz Felipe Pérez, CICrA Justicia Ambiental and CEDAT

9:30 – 10:10 Keynote Speech: The role of environmental justice movements in transformations towards sustainability and justice [Abstract], Dr. Mariana Walter , Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals and EJAtlas. 

10:10 – 11:20 Communications 

  • Local Conflicts About Environment : The French Coastal Law — The Case Of Corsica [Abstract]. Anne Laure Marietti, University of Corsica. 
  • On the role of law for environmental justice. Comparing renewable energy conflicts in Mexico’s Yucatán and Spain’s Aragón regions [Abstract]. Antonio Bontempi, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 
  • Justicia y Transiciones: conflictos socioambientales en salares del norte de Chile [Abstract]. Antonio Pulgar Martínez and Javiera Pérez Santos, ONG FIMA.

11:20 – 12:00 Poster presentation and coffee break 

12:00 – 13:00 Workshop: “The role of universities in armed conflicts“, Comitè URV x Palestina

13:00 Oficial closure