In/Ex-Clusiveness in the Energy Transition and Climate Action

A pre-Annual Conference IG workshop in the context of ESIL’s annual meeting
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ESIL Interest Group on International Environmental Law

A pre-Annual Conference IG workshop
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IN/EX-CLUSIVENESS IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION AND CLIMATE ACTION
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31 August - 1 September 2022 Programme
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31 August 2022

14.00 – 18:00‍

Welcoming Remarks

Martin SVEC (Masaryk University, Czech Republic; Institute of International Relations, Czech Republic), Paolo Davide FARAH (West Virginia University, USA; gLAWcal - Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development), Chamu KUPPUSWAMY (University of Hertfordshire, UK) & Daria BOLKAN (HSE University)
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1st PANEL

JUST ENERGY TRANSITION - THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW PERSPECTIVE

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1. “Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment for Future Generations”

Otto SPIJKERS (China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies (CIBOS) and Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL) of Wuhan University, China)
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2. “The Role of Human Rights in Promoting In/Exclusiveness in the Energy Transition”

Daniëlla DAM-DE JONG (Leiden University, Netherlands)

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3. “A Notion of Collective Human Rights Guiding a more Inclusive Energy Transition”

Jolein Ilse HOLTZ (Leiden University, Netherlands)
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2nd PANEL‍

JUST ENERGY TRANSITION - THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW PERSPECTIVE
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1. “Resistant Governance, Sustainability and International Investment Law: Re- Engineering Inclusion”

Alessandra ARCURI (Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands; European University Institute, Italy)

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2. “Breaking the chains: Just energy transition and host States’ duties to provide a stable regulatory environment to foreign investors”

Callum MUSTO (University of Sheffield, UK)

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3. “Balancing Limits of Energy Investments in Energy Transition, Sustainable Development and International Investment Law Nexus”

Ozge VARIS (Kirklareli University Faculty of Law, Turkey)
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1 September 2022

9.00 – 12:00

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3rd PANEL

PATHS TOWARDS JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
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1. “Energy Communities as Catalysts for a Just Energy Transition: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships”

Aikaterini FLOROU (University of Liverpool, UK)

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2. “The Technology of Inclusion in International Climate Law”

Melissa J. DURKEE (University of Georgia School of Law)

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3. “The Glasgow Climate Pact and Pathways to Just Energy Subsidy Reform”

Henok ASMELASH (University of Birmingham, UK)
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10:00 – 12:00

Concluding Remarks and iG Business Meeting

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Daria S. Boklan (HSE University),

Paolo Davide Farah (West Virginia University, USA & gLAWcal - Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development)

Chamu Kuppuswamy (University of Hertfordshire, UK)

Martin Svec (Masaryk University, Czech Republic; Institute of International Relations, Czech Republic)