Call for Abstracts! International Climate Law Conference 2024! Prague, 30–31 May 2024!
We are delighted to announce the international climate law conference Shaping Climate Law: Dynamic Roles of State and Non-State Actors that will be held on 30–31 May 2024 in Prague
The conference is organised by the Centre for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies (CLASS), Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
About the conference
As the global response to climate change continues to evolve, so too do the roles of diverse actors in shaping climate law. This conference aims to explore how different stakeholders – ranging from governments, regions, cities, businesses, industry associations, courts, civil society, activists, NGOs and climate assemblies, energy communities, to individuals as voters and consumers, – are contributing to the formulation, implementation and enforcement of climate-related regulations.
The key actors are states, as international lawmakers and as creators and implementers of climate policies and measures. In addition, the importance of non-state actors in climate policy and law is indisputable. They play various roles in all stages, in the „before“ (setting the agenda), „during” (participation in negotiations and drafting), and „after“ (in enforcement and monitoring). Regions and cities are shaping local responses to climate change. Citizens, civil society and NGOs help to set the level of expectations. The international climate regime itself relies on them by emphasising transparency and cooperation as core principles. International and domestic courts play an increasing role in climate law within the climate litigation. While businesses are primarily objects of regulations and subject to legal actions regarding their climate accountability; they also serve as private rule-setters and drivers of innovation in tackling the climate crisis.
Call for abstracts
During this two-day conference, we aim to explore the different roles of actors in climate law, reflecting on their different nature, forms of engagement, stages, and effects. The conference committee invites abstracts by scholars at all academic stages, including PhD students, to share their research findings, ideally those linked to one of the research themes specified below:
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The Role of States Internationally
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The Role of Governments Domestically
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The Role of Individuals and Civil Society
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The Role of Business
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The Role of Courts
The conference is planned as a face-to-face event. A moderate participation fee will be charged. Based on the conference themes, we plan to prepare a common collective volume, for which we will invite the participants to submit chapter abstracts shortly after the conference.
Upon registration (starting in March), we are planning to charge a conference fee, which we estimate to be EUR 100–150 for regular attendants and EUR 50–100 for PhD students. The conference organisers regret that they are not able to arrange or fund participants’ travel or accommodation.
- Please send your abstracts of 300–500 words with a short biography (100 words) and indicate the theme (1–5) to [email protected] by 29th February 2024.
- Selected participants will be informed by 15th March 2024.
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