Global Environmental Law in Dialogue with the Judiciary Registration to obtain the Durham Global Environmental Law Certificate of Attendance
The Durham Global Environmental Law Lecture Series is available to students of any discipline and to professionals.
The Lecture Series is free to attend although a fee is applicable to those who wish to obtain the Durham Global Environmental Law Certificate of Attendance.
In order to register for the Lecture Series and obtain the certificate please follow these steps:
1. Go to the Event Durham page to pay, £150 for Students wishing a certificate, £300 for Non-students wishing a certificate.
2. Register for the individual Lecture Series Sessions below. Please make sure you register for all the sessions by clicking the link that says "Registration" below each session.
* Compulsory sessions for those obtaining the Durham Global Environmental Law Certificate
2022
* 3 October 2022 | 2pm (hybrid)
Introductory session
3 October 2022 | 4pm UK time (hybrid)
Professor Dr Andreas Paulus
Former Judge of the German Federal Constitutional Court, Professor of Public and International Law, University of Göttingen
Climate Change before National Courts: the Example of the German Federal Constitutional Court
13 October 2022 |4pm UK time | 5pm Kigali (online)
Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
Former President of the East African Court of Justice, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda
The Role of Regional Courts in Resolving Environmental Law Disputes: Are They Effective?
25 October 2022 | 4pm UK time | 5pm Port Elizabeth (online)
Justice Nambitha Dambuza
Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Respect for the Environment in Indigenous Cultures: Learnings for Development of Environmental Law
25 November 2022 |12.30pm UK time | 6pm Delhi (online)
Justice Hima Kohli
Supreme Court of India
The Role of the Indian Judiciary in the Development of Environmental Jurisprudence
15 December 2022 | 8.30am UK time | 14 December 10.30pm Hawaii (online)
Justice Michael Wilson
Supreme Court of Hawaii
Application of the Environmental Rule of Law in the Times of Emergency
* 15 December 2022 | 11am (hybrid)
Closing session
2023
* 26th January 2023 | 9am (hybrid)
Introductory session
26 January 2023 | 10am UK time | 5pm Thailand (online)
Justice Suntariya Muanpawong
Vice Chief Justice of the Court of Justice Region 5 of Thailand
Overlapping Tensions among Environmental, Administrative, Criminal and Civil Law in Thailand
10 February 2023 | 11am UK time | 4.45pm Kathmandu (online)
Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla
Supreme Court of Nepal
The Influence of Global Environmental Law on Nepalese Environmental Law and Jurisprudence
17 February 2023 | 4pm UK time (hybrid)
NEW DATE: 14 March 2023 | 4.30pm UK time (Hybrid, Room TBC)
Justice Brian Preston
Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
Globalisation and Harmonisation of Environmental Law
s if free for Students, please register for each session below.
A fee is applicable to those who wish to obtain the Durham Global Environmental Law Certificate of Attendance. Participants who attend every lecture will be eligible for a Durham Global Environmental Law Certificate of Attendance. If you wish to obtain the certificate please see more information on how to register here.
* Compulsory sessions for those obtaining the Durham Global Environmental Law Certificate
2022
* 3 October 2022 | 2pm (hybrid)
Introductory session
3 October 2022 | 4pm UK time (hybrid)
Professor Dr Andreas Paulus
Former Judge of the German Federal Constitutional Court, Professor of Public and International Law, University of Göttingen
Climate Change before National Courts: the Example of the German Federal Constitutional Court
13 October 2022 |4pm UK time | 5pm Kigali (online)
Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
Former President of the East African Court of Justice, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda
The Role of Regional Courts in Resolving Environmental Law Disputes: Are They Effective?
25 October 2022 | 4pm UK time | 5pm Port Elizabeth (online)
Justice Nambitha Dambuza
Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Respect for the Environment in Indigenous Cultures: Learnings for Development of Environmental Law
25 November 2022 |12.30pm UK time | 6pm Delhi (online)
Justice Hima Kohli
Supreme Court of India
The Role of the Indian Judiciary in the Development of Environmental Jurisprudence
15 December 2022 | 8.30am UK time | 14 December 10.30pm Hawaii (online)
Justice Michael Wilson
Supreme Court of Hawaii
Application of the Environmental Rule of Law in the Times of Emergency
* 15 December 2022 | 11am (hybrid)
Closing session
2023
* 26th January 2023 | 9am (hybrid)
Introductory session
26 January 2023 | 10am UK time | 5pm Thailand (online)
Justice Suntariya Muanpawong
Vice Chief Justice of the Court of Justice Region 5 of Thailand
Overlapping Tensions among Environmental, Administrative, Criminal and Civil Law in Thailand
10 February 2023 | 11am UK time | 4.45pm Kathmandu (online)
Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla
Supreme Court of Nepal
The Influence of Global Environmental Law on Nepalese Environmental Law and Jurisprudence
17 February 2023 | 4pm UK time (hybrid)
NEW DATE: 13 March 2023 | 4.30pm UK time (Hybrid, Room TBC)
Justice Brian Preston
Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
Globalisation and Harmonisation of Environmental Law
24 March 2023 | 1pm UK time | 9am Barbados (online)
NEW DATE: 27 April 2023 | 1pm UK time | 9am Barbados (online)
Justice Michelle Weekes
Supreme Court of Barbados
Environmental Problems in the Caribbean: A Judicial Perspective
28 March 2023 | 4pm UK time (hybrid)
Professor Antonio Benjamin
National High Court of Brazil
Judges and Biodiversity