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Climate Change and the Rule of Law Conference

31 March 2022–01 April 2022, 9:00 am–5:00 pm

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This major conference was hosted by UCL Centre for Law and Environment. It brought together key thinkers, including scholars, policymakers, civil society representatives, legal practitioners, judges and PhD students, to reflect on the connections and tensions between the rule of law and climate change.

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All

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UCL Laws

About the Conference

This conference comprised 10 sessions over two days, with each expert panel exploring the practical and conceptual terrain from a different perspective. Sessions include:

  • Rule of Law, Rule of Lawyers 
  • Populism and Threats to the Rule of Law
  • Governing Climate Change: Legislation, Regulation and Rule of Law
  • Climate Change and Business
  • Climate Change and the Rule of Law in the Courts
  • International Law and COP26
  • A special session featuring research from Early Career Researchers

This conference ran as a hybrid conference, held physically in Bentham House (UCL Faculty of Laws) and online. 

About the Centre

The Centre for Law and Environment was established to provide a focal point for the UCL Faculty of Laws' outstanding expertise and academic strength in the field of the environment and the law. The main goals of the Centre are to advance research and teaching and explore the role of law in meeting contemporary environmental and energy challenges.

Recordings of the Sessions

Session 1: Climate Change and the Rule of Law - Diverse Perspectives

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Session 2: Urgency, Communities and Democracy - Climate Change and the Rule of Law

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Session 3: Rule of Law, Rule of Lawyers

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Session 4: Populism and Threats to the Rule of Law

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Session 5: Climate Change and the Rule of Law in the Courts 1 - Whose Rule of Law?

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Session 6: Climate Change and the Rule of Law in the Courts 2

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Session 7: Climate Change and Business
 

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Session 8: Governing Climate Change - Legislation, Regulation and Rule of Law 

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Session 10: International Law, International Processes and COP 26              

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