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  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

  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?

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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?

  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

  Tue, 21 Dec

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  21 Dec 2021, 00:00 – 14:00

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  21 Dec 2021, 00:00 – 14:00

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  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

  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

  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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