If you would like to have something included in next week’s announcements, please email gnhrewebsite@gmail.com and include ‘Announcements’ in the email title. We are especially interested in submissions outside of Europe and North America.
Call for Abstracts, Papers, and Submissions:
Women in International Law (papers)
Völkerrechtsblog welcomes blog post proposals for its upcoming symposium ‘Women in International Law Vol. 4’. The ‘Women in International Law’ symposium is an online symposium held annually (in March) and hosts blog posts, interviews, and/or podcasts on topics relating to women’s rights, feminist approaches to international law, and the struggles of women in international legal academia. This year, the symposium will focus on current developments affecting women in conflict zones and beyond. Deadline for papers: February 3, 2025. See more here.
The Role of the Causal Inquiry for Finding Breaches of Human Rights Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (abstracts)
The objective of this workshop is to try to disentangle the different ways in which causation is relevant for establishing state responsibility under the European Convention on Human Rights. The objective is to gather a mix of scholars: scholars that have a more theoretical/analytical background, scholars that have a more ECHR case-law oriented research profile and scholars that have addressed causation in national settings (such as tort law). Workshop: June 5-6, 2025 at Lund University, Sweden. Abstract deadline: February 20, 2025. See more here.
Symposium Collection of the Transnational Environmental Law Journal – Law, Science and Indigenous Knowledge (papers)
In the context of multiple, global environmental crises, policy-makers, scientists, researchers, and activists have identified a critical gap between science and policy in environmental law-making. Law-makers, it is argued, have failed to create rules or develop tools that respond to and address the significant threats that scientists are identifying. Policy instruments do not reflect scientific recommendations. At the same time, scientific research and outputs often fail to engage with the spectrum of concerns that shape the law.
Both law and science institutions are plagued by issues of accessibility and both are shaped by social, economic and geographic determinants that often entrench problematic, exclusionary, neo-colonial practices and priorities. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ongoing exclusion of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous knowledge, and Indigenous law in law and science research and practice, domestically and internationally. Deadline: Papers (8000 words) must be submitted by email to the Symposium conveners (d.lupin@soton.ac.uk and clive.vinti@wits.ac.za) by May 15, 2025. Kindly contact either Clive or Dina should you have any questions.
Opportunities:
ClientEarth – Lawyer, Accountable Corporations (Berlin, Germany)
We are seeking a German-qualified lawyer with a strong background in corporate or commercial law and experience in litigation to play a pivotal role in our Accountable Corporations team. This is a unique opportunity to apply your legal expertise to tackle critical environmental challenges. Our team leverages corporate and financial laws to embed climate- and nature-related considerations into the decision-making processes of companies and key stakeholders within the corporate sector. Deadline: January 13, 2025. See more here.
Central European University – Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy (Vienna, Austria)
The department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at the Central European University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor Position. Applicants should have a background in Environmental Sciences or related fields. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose expertise lies in pollution prevention and abatement, forestry, agriculture, land use, or earth system sciences. Successful candidates should show a willingness to work with an interdisciplinary approach. Deadline: January 15, 2025. See more here.
Grist – Climate News Fellow (Any State, USA)
Grist is looking for a Climate News Fellow to join our Editorial team. With the mentorship and support of Grist’s newsroom, the Climate News Fellow will be expected to report and write stories on the latest developments on the climate beat, from the impacts of warming, to policy and regulation rollbacks under a Trump administration, to the progress being made to tackle the climate crisis. This position will be expected to write quick takes on the news, newsletter items, and more in-depth reported stories. Deadline: January 21, 2025. See more here.
Events:
BlueRights: Life, liberty, and health at sea (in person and online)
Join us at SOAS University of London and at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) for a day of insightful discussions and networking opportunities on the topic of human rights at sea. Our event will focus on the importance of upholding the right to life, the right to liberty and the right to health at sea, looking at current developments and exploring future possibilities. Location: SOAS, University of London. Date: January 24, 2025, 9:00AM – 4:30PM. Register here.
Planning for impact: Climate justice strategic litigation and child rights (online)
The event will consist of a public panel discussion in which we will hear from a range of experts working on climate justice litigation and children’s rights in order to explore how to ensure climate litigation is impactful, including in terms of effective implementation We will also discuss planning for different kinds of impact in climate litigation and what we can learn about this from rights-based litigation experience beyond the climate justice context. Date: January 28, 2025 at 5PM UK Time. Register here.
New Publications/Releases:
Article: The Right to a Healthy Environment and Transnational Corporate Accountability: Bridging Gaps between Global North and Global South Perspectives, Eoin Jackson; Cambridge Journal of Climate Research. Read here.
Blog: Michael Regan Rebuilt the EPA, but Did It Deliver for Black Communities? Adam Mahoney, Capital B News. Read here.
Blog: The EU and its supply of critical raw materials: balancing resource needs with human rights and environmental due diligence – a paradox? Daniel Alejo, Curiae Virides. Read here.
Book: International Law, Climate Change and Bangladesh, Mahatab Uddin; Springer. Purchase here.
Report: My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the hottest year yet, Ed Hawkins; The Conversation. Read here.