Climate Change Law and Policy

International Law Consequences of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Lecture on 22 December 2021

22 December 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Give a Lecture at the Marine Law and Policy Research Centre of the Istanbul Bilgi University, Titled “International Law Consequences of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise” More about the event at: International Law Consequences of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise, 22 December …

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“Looking Ahead to the CBD COP15: Opportunities and Challenges Posed by Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs)” organized in conjunction with the Asian Environmental Law Congress On 13 December 2021

13 December 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Event “Looking Ahead to the CBD COP15: Opportunities and Challenges Posed by Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs)” Organized in Conjunction with the Asian Environmental Law Congress The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental …

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2nd IUCN World Environmental Law Congress High-Level Judicial Segment The Role of Judges: Environmental Law 2030 and Beyond 8-10 Dec 2021

10 December 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at 2nd World Environmental Law Congress – High-level Judicial Segment on A Critical Decade for Environmental Law This hybrid event reaffirmed, further developed, and advanced the 2016 IUCN World Declaration on the Environmental Rule of Law and the 2018 Brasilia Judicial Declaration on …

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Chapter 11 of Case-Law and the Development of International Law: The Contribution of ITLOS to the Development of International Law for Protection of the Marine Environment and Conservation of Living Resources by Dr Nilüfer Oral

Abstract The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (losc) introduced many important innovations, such as Part xii on the protection of the marine environment, Part xv on compulsory dispute settlement measures and also the establishment of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The Tribunal started to work 1 October …

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Sixth International Conference on the Law of the Sea On 30 November – 1 December 2021

1 December 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Sixth International Conference on the Law of the Sea Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and organized by Korea Society of International Law (KSIL) and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) …

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Roundtable Discussion on the Outcomes of COP26 and the Road Ahead to COP27 and the Global Stocktake

26 November 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was One of the Speakers at the Roundtable Discussion on the Outcomes of COP26 and the Road Ahead to COP27 and the Global Stocktake This session provided a brief overview of developments during the Glasgow Climate Summit, and the speakers addressed the question of “where next” in …

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Detroits Straits International Symposium On 24 November 2021

24 November 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Moderate at the Detroits Straits International Symposium on 24 November 2021 Straits (Détroits) spaces are particularly salient given the growing importance of the maritime economy, an intensification of human migration and the pressing need to adopt ecological approaches for the management of seas, oceans …

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Launch of the “Research Handbook on Ocean Acidification Law and Policy”

8 November 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Launch of the “Research Handbook on Ocean Acidification Law and Policy”. The Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations, together with the Marine & Environmental Law Institute of Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, Centre for International Law at …

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