WCEL hosts Webinar on Recent Developments in European Environmental Law Jurisprudence
On Friday 28 August, WCEL hosted the first of a two-part Webinar Event on "Recent Developments in European Environmental Law Jurisprudence". Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General Dr. Bruno Oberle provided opening remarks.
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In the seventh Webinar in the WCEL Webinar Series,Ìýleading academics and judges gave an overview of recent European environmental case law, focusing specifically on supranational courts in Europe. Of note, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) have delivered important environmental judgments in recent times.Ìý
The Webinar was moderated by Lord Robert Carnwath and featured opening remarks by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General, Dr. Bruno Oberle, and WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group Chair, Dr. Christina Voigt. The high level panel included:
- Judge Luc Lavrysen, Belgian Constitutional Court,ÌýIntroduction to European & National Courts
- Dr. Birgit Peters. Assistant Professor of Public Law, International and European Law, University of Rostock, ECHR and the Environment: Limits & Possibilities
- Dr. Jan DarpöÌýEmeritus Professor of Environmental Law, Uppsala Universitet,ÌýAarhus, EU & Access to Justice in Environmental Decision-making
- Judge Marc Clément,ÌýAdministrative Court of Lyon,ÌýImpact assessments and public participation: new horizons proposed by the CJEU?
You can view a recording of the webinar here:
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