organized by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg; the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on International Environmental Law; the ESIL Interest Group on International Health Law ; and the Jean Monnet Chair inEuropean Health, Environmental and Food Safety Law. The Conference will take place at the premises of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany, on 17-18 October, 2018.
09:00 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome
10:15 – 11:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH Daniel Klein (United Nations Climate Change Secretariat)
11:00 – 12:30
Chair: Stéphanie Dagron (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
11:00 – 11:15 The Connection Between Climate Change, Negative Public Health Outcomes, and the Role of Private Sector Alexia Brunet Marks (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
11:15 – 11:30 Securitising the Environment? Lessons from the Global Health Security Agenda Mark Eccleston-Turner/Ashley Murphy (Keele University, U.K.)
11:30 - 11:45 Air Pollution, Climate Change and Non Communicable Diseases: Which Responses Through International Law? Ilja Pavone (National Research Council, Italy)
11:45 – 12:00 Commentary by Chair
12:00 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 15:30
Chair: Pedro Villarreal (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany)
14:00 – 14:15 Invoking the Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment in Climate Change Litigation: An International Perspective Samvel Varvastian (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
14:15 – 14:30 Regulating Climate Change and Strengthening the Right to a Healthy Environment: The Role of the ICJ Violetta Ritz (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany)
14:30 – 14:45 The Role of International and Transnational Standards in Safeguarding the Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Case Study of the Oil and Gas Industries Mona Kashfi (University of Tehran, Iran)
14:45 – 15:00 Commentary by Chair
15:00 – 15:30 Discussion
15:30 – 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
15:45 – 17:15
Chair: Gian Luca Burci (Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies, Switzerland)
15:45 – 16:00 International Law and the Prevention of Risks to the Environment and Human Health Posed by Living Modified Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities Ancui Liu (Maastricht University)
16:00 – 16:15 In Search of a More Interlinked Global Health and Environmental Governance System for the Use of Plant Protection Products: A Case Study Daniela Corona (LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy)
16:15 – 16:30 From Fragmented Conflict to Plural Coherence: International Law and the Sharing of Pathogens Alexandra Phelan (Georgetown University, USA)
16:30 – 16:45 Commentary by Chair
16:45 – 17:15 Discussion
09:00 – 10:00 MORNING COFFEE
10:00 – 11:30
Chair: Paolo Farah (West Virginia University, United States/gLAWcal)
10:00 – 10:15 Food Labeling Requirements Under WTO Law: “How to Find a Balance Between Trade Liberalization and Social Objectives?” Daria Boklan (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)
10:15 – 10:30 The Positive Contribution of International Organizations to Food Security and Safety Through a Healthy Environment Pia Acconci (University of Teramo, Italy)
10:30 – 10:45 What’s Beyond Energy? How to Include Water Consumption, Land Use and Health Measures in Climate Change Agreements: The Case of Livestock Production and the Feedstuff Trade Justo Corti Varela (University CEU San Pablo, Spain)
10:45 - 11:00 Commentary by Chair
11:00 - 11:30 Discussion
11:30 - 11:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:45 – 13:15
Chair: Stefania Negri (University of Salerno/ Jean Monnet Chair in European Health, Environmental and Food Safety Law)
11:45 – 12:00 The European Court of Human Rights on State Responsibility for Pollution of Air and Water and for Damage from Natural Disasters Natalia Kobylarz (European Court of Human Rights)
12:00 – 12:15 Chemical Pollution and the Role of International Law in a Detoxified Future Sabaa Khan (University of Eastern Finland)
12:15 – 12:30 Strengthening International Water Security: The EU’s Proposal Grazia Scocca (University of Salerno - Italy)
12:30 – 12:45 Commentary by Chair
12:45 – 13:15 Discussion
13:15 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30 – 15:00 CONCLUDING REMARKS FROM CONVENERS AND FAREWELL
Armin von Bogdandy
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg; ESIL Interest Group on International Health Law; ESIL Interest Group on International Environmental Law; Jean Monnet Chair in European Health, Environmental and Food Safety Law.
Gian Luca Burci, Stéphanie Dagron, Paolo Farah, Stefania Negri, Pedro Villarreal
Ute Emrich and Margit Dagli,Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Im Neuenheimer Feld 53569120 Heidelberg, Germany Phone: +49-(0)6221-482 224/258 Email: coordination@mpil.de
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