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A Research Project exploring How the Third Wave of Global Judicial (and Social) Activism is filling Ecological Governance Gaps and challenging the Liability-Remedy Paradigm

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  • Landmark Climate Cases at the ECHR and IACHR
    Landmark Climate Cases at the ECHR and IACHR
    Landmark Climate Cases at the ECHR and IACHR
    Fri, 03 May
    Bruxelles and Hybrid
    03 May 2024, 12:30 – 15:30 CEST
    Bruxelles and Hybrid, Bd de la Plaine 5/1st floor, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
    03 May 2024, 12:30 – 15:30 CEST
    Bruxelles and Hybrid, Bd de la Plaine 5/1st floor, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
    Joint event organised by the Curiae Virides Project (Brussels School of Governance), the Group Public Law (Faculty of Law), the Water and Climate Department and HOST (The House of Sustainable Transitions) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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  • Transnational climate and ecological litigation: Exploring the transformative role of actors in shaping legal mechanisms
    Transnational climate and ecological litigation: Exploring the transformative role of actors in shaping legal mechanisms
    Transnational climate and ecological litigation: Exploring the transformative role of actors in shaping legal mechanisms
    Wed, 03 Apr
    Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá /Hybrid
    03 Apr 2024, 09:00 GMT-5 – 05 Apr 2024, 14:00 GMT-5
    Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá /Hybrid, Cra. 1 #18a-12, Bogotá, Colombia
    03 Apr 2024, 09:00 GMT-5 – 05 Apr 2024, 14:00 GMT-5
    Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá /Hybrid, Cra. 1 #18a-12, Bogotá, Colombia
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  • Book Launch: Children as Climate Citizens – A sociolegal approach to public participation. Routledge, 2023.
    Book Launch: Children as Climate Citizens – A sociolegal approach to public participation. Routledge, 2023.
    Book Launch: Children as Climate Citizens – A sociolegal approach to public participation. Routledge, 2023.
    Tue, 12 Mar
    Brussels / Online
    12 Mar 2024, 12:30 – 14:30 CET
    Brussels / Online, Bd de la Plaine 5 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium - Room Rome
    12 Mar 2024, 12:30 – 14:30 CET
    Brussels / Online, Bd de la Plaine 5 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium - Room Rome
    Author: Kata Dozsa, PhD. (University of Antwerp) Postdoctoral Researcher at SUST - Brussels School of Governance and Associate Researcher at the Curiae Virides Project
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  • Eco-social crisis and judicial activism | Crisis ecosocial y activismo judicial
    Eco-social crisis and judicial activism | Crisis ecosocial y activismo judicial
    Eco-social crisis and judicial activism | Crisis ecosocial y activismo judicial
    Tue, 30 Jan
    Registration- Inscripciones : "RSVP"
    30 Jan 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 CET
    Registration- Inscripciones : "RSVP"
    30 Jan 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 CET
    Registration- Inscripciones : "RSVP"
    Webinar organised by the ERC Curiae Virides Research Project (Brussels School of Governance - Vrije Universiteit Brussel) in cooperation with Cider-Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), IBEI, and ICTA-UAB (Spain).
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  • Round Table: Crossing the Planetary Boundaries: A View from the Business and Human Rights Framework and Global EJ
    Round Table: Crossing the Planetary Boundaries: A View from the Business and Human Rights Framework and Global EJ
    Round Table: Crossing the Planetary Boundaries: A View from the Business and Human Rights Framework and Global EJ
    Wed, 06 Dec
    Faculty Board Room, Faculty of Law
    06 Dec 2023, 11:00 – 12:30
    Faculty Board Room, Faculty of Law , Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Gent, Belgium
    06 Dec 2023, 11:00 – 12:30
    Faculty Board Room, Faculty of Law , Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Gent, Belgium
    First welcoming event of the International Inter- and Transdisciplinary Conference The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75: Rethinking and constructing its future together, organised by the University of Ghent, Human Rights Research Network. (https://hrrn.ugent.be/conf2023/)
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  • Expert Workshop: Opening the Black Box of Transnational Ecological Conflicts: Methods, Concepts and Transformations
    Expert Workshop: Opening the Black Box of Transnational Ecological Conflicts: Methods, Concepts and Transformations
    Expert Workshop: Opening the Black Box of Transnational Ecological Conflicts: Methods, Concepts and Transformations
    Thu, 15 Jun
    Ixelles
    15 Jun 2023, 12:00 – 16 Jun 2023, 15:30
    Ixelles, Bd de la Plaine 5, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium, Roma room
    15 Jun 2023, 12:00 – 16 Jun 2023, 15:30
    Ixelles, Bd de la Plaine 5, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium, Roma room
    Venue: Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Roma Room Date: 15 -16 June Format: Hybrid
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  • EU laws and policies on value chain due diligence: what are the prospects for addressing global challenges?
    EU laws and policies on value chain due diligence: what are the prospects for addressing global challenges?
    EU laws and policies on value chain due diligence: what are the prospects for addressing global challenges?
    Wed, 03 May
    Brussels
    03 May 2023, 11:00 – 12:30
    Brussels
    03 May 2023, 11:00 – 12:30
    Brussels
    The Curiae Virides research team, together with some members of the Ghent Institute for International and European Studies and UNU-CRIS organised this panel in the framework of the #EUIA23: Europe’s Pathways to (Dis)Engagement with the World held in Brussels, 3-5 May 2023
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  • Book Panel: The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights
    Book Panel: The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights
    Book Panel: The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights
    Tue, 15 Nov
    Bruxelles
    15 Nov 2022, 16:30 CET – 16 Nov 2022, 18:00 CET
    Bruxelles, Bd de la Plaine 5/1st floor, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
    15 Nov 2022, 16:30 CET – 16 Nov 2022, 18:00 CET
    Bruxelles, Bd de la Plaine 5/1st floor, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
    We have the pleasure of welcoming Aleydis Nissen who will present her soon to be published book (by Cambridge University Press) on the European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights.
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  • Research Colloquium: Stakeholders' Engagement in the transformation of Ecological Conflicts into Litigation
    Research Colloquium: Stakeholders' Engagement in the transformation of Ecological Conflicts into Litigation
    Research Colloquium: Stakeholders' Engagement in the transformation of Ecological Conflicts into Litigation
    Thu, 15 Sept
    Online event
    15 Sept 2022, 12:00
    Online event
    15 Sept 2022, 12:00
    Online event
    Xavier Farré Fabregat, PhD researcher of the ERC Curiae Virides project, will present developments of his research concerning Stakehodlers' Engagement in the transformation of Ecological Conflicts into Litigation
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  • Workshop organised by DEVE (European Parliament): Tackling environmental criminality in developing countries
    Workshop organised by DEVE (European Parliament): Tackling environmental criminality in developing countries
    Workshop organised by DEVE (European Parliament): Tackling environmental criminality in developing countries
    Thu, 19 May
    European Parliament
    19 May 2022, 14:00 CEST – 20 May 2022, 14:00 CEST
    European Parliament , Brussels, Belgium
    19 May 2022, 14:00 CEST – 20 May 2022, 14:00 CEST
    European Parliament , Brussels, Belgium
    PI Liliana Lizarazo Rodriguez participated in the panel l on the external dimension of the EC proposal for a Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law.
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  • ERC Inaugural Lecture - Curiae Virides
    ERC Inaugural Lecture - Curiae Virides
    ERC Inaugural Lecture - Curiae Virides
    Tue, 17 May
    VUB U-Residence
    17 May 2022, 17:00 – 19:00 CEST
    VUB U-Residence, Bld Géneral Jacques 271, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium
    17 May 2022, 17:00 – 19:00 CEST
    VUB U-Residence, Bld Géneral Jacques 271, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium
    Transforming Ecological Conflicts into Lawsuits. Do activist movements and courts fill ecological governance gaps and generate a waterfall effect on victims?
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  • The multiple faces of ecocide as a new crime against humanity: challenges and opportunities for states and companies
    The multiple faces of ecocide as a new crime against humanity: challenges and opportunities for states and companies
    The multiple faces of ecocide as a new crime against humanity: challenges and opportunities for states and companies
    Tue, 29 Mar
    Webinar
    29 Mar 2022, 16:30 CEST
    Webinar
    29 Mar 2022, 16:30 CEST
    Webinar
    This event assesses how and why the recognition of ecocide as an international crime raises several challenges and opportunities for states, citizens but also economic actors.
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  • Forest Fires in Mediterranean Europe: Building Up to the Courts?
    Forest Fires in Mediterranean Europe: Building Up to the Courts?
    Forest Fires in Mediterranean Europe: Building Up to the Courts?
    Mon, 21 Feb
    Webinar
    21 Feb 2022, 15:30 CET
    Webinar
    21 Feb 2022, 15:30 CET
    Webinar
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  • Research Colloquia: Due Diligence and Transnational Ecological Conflicts
    Research Colloquia: Due Diligence and Transnational Ecological Conflicts
    Research Colloquia: Due Diligence and Transnational Ecological Conflicts
    Tue, 21 Dec
    Contact events_bsog@vub.be
    21 Dec 2021, 00:00 – 14:00
    Contact events_bsog@vub.be
    21 Dec 2021, 00:00 – 14:00
    Contact events_bsog@vub.be
    João Teixeira de Freitas, PhD Research of the project Curiae Virides, will present developments of his research concerning Due Diligence in the context of Transnational Ecological Conflicts.
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  • Water Rights and Water Fights: Transboundary Water Governance in Africa
    Water Rights and Water Fights: Transboundary Water Governance in Africa
    Water Rights and Water Fights: Transboundary Water Governance in Africa
    Thu, 14 Oct
    Webinar
    14 Oct 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 CEST
    Webinar
    14 Oct 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 CEST
    Webinar
    Africa has experienced various disputes over access to and rights over the shared water resources among riparian countries. This webinar assesses the impacts of mega water diversion projects on the access to water resources, by using interdisciplinary lenses.
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  • Protecting the Amazon Region: Governance Gaps
    Protecting the Amazon Region: Governance Gaps
    Protecting the Amazon Region: Governance Gaps
    Tue, 04 May
    Online Event
    04 May 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 CEST
    Online Event
    04 May 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 CEST
    Online Event
    This webinar aims at gathering experts from diverse disciplines on key aspects of the protection of the Amazon forest. It will address diverse gaps/challenges from anthropological, political science, legal and regional governance perspectives. Registration: Click on RSVP.
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©2021 ERC-2020-STG Curiae Virides. 

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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 949690).

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Contact us via: curiaevirides@vub.be

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