Leading high-level judges from around the world met for the 1st Meeting of the Interim Governing Committee (IGC) of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE) from 17-18 March in Bras铆lia (Brazil). This meeting preceded the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice鈥
Under the leadership of the Environmental Law Centre, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and UNITAR have jointly developed a new e-learning course on 鈥業ntegrated planning for climate change and biodiversity鈥. The course was launched on 20 March 2018, in Mbeya, Tanzania, by Dr Anna Sabrina Wollmann of the UN Institute for鈥
On April 1, 2018, Peru will launch its first specialized environmental court, or juzgado ambiental. The new court is located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, in the city of Puerto Maldonado, and will have jurisdiction over criminal, administrative, and constitutional cases involving the鈥
by Eckard Rehbinder
The 11th meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice under the Aarhus Convention met in Geneva on 27-28 February to assess progress made by the parties to implement the access to justice provisions (鈥渢he third pillar鈥) of the Aarhus Convention in relation to requests for access to鈥
The World Commission on Environmental Law is leading preparations for the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice during the 8th World Water Forum taking place from 18-23 March in Brasilia, Brazil.
It is with deep sadness that we learnt about the passing of Mr. Ruud Lubbers on 14 February 2018.
The World Commission on Environmental Law, the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, and partners from around the globe paid tribute to Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chairperson of India鈥檚 National Green Tribunal, at the International Conference on Environment in New Delhi, India, from 3-4鈥
In January 2018, WCEL Chair Justice Antonio Benjamin visited WCEL members and partners in Marseille, Nice, and Paris, France to plan for 2018 activities.
The WCEL Steering Committee convened a joint meeting with its Specialist Group Chairs, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Commission Chairs, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Councilors, and Honored Guests from 7-10 December 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.