On Saturday, 26 October 2024, Raphaël van Steenberghe, Jérôme De Hemptinne and Razy Aman Eddine will be presenting their research project on the protection of biodiversity in armed conflict through an online webinar at the Biodiversity Law & Governance Day 2024 during COP 16 to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Panel V. Roundtable Workshop: Advancing the Legal Protection for Biodiversity in Armed Conflict
Saturday, 26 October, 2024, 18h00-19h15 CET/CEST (online)
How does international biodiversity law intersect with international humanitarian law to promote the protection of biodiversity in armed conflicts? What legal and policy challenges impede the integration of biodiversity protection into the law of armed conflict? How can legal recognition and protection of biodiversity be advanced before, during, and after armed conflicts?
Organized by the Biodiversity Law and Governance Initiative (BLGI) at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), McGill University (Canada), University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica), University College Dublin (Ireland) and Universidad Externado de Colombia (Colombia), and other partners.
Chair: Prof Raphaël van Steenberghe (Professor, Université catholique de Louvain / Qualified Researcher, Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS))
Speakers: Prof Jérôme De Hemptinne (Prof Jérôme de Hemptinne (Assistant Professor, Utrecht University / Researcher, Université catholique de Louvain) & Mr Razy Aman Eddine (Research Assistant, Université catholique de Louvain)
Discussant: Dr Mara Tignino (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva)
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