DETAILS OF THE CONFERENCE :
The Center for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA) at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen welcomes proposals for paper presentations for the conference ‘International law-making: Actors in shipping and climate change’, which will take place in Copenhagen (Denmark) and online on the 27th and 28th of May 2024.
The conference ‘International law-making: Actors in shipping and climate change’ aims to explore current developments in the regulation of shipping related climate impacts, including the law-making processes at the international level, the role of actors and the implementation and enforcement of regulatory outcomes.
This conference marks the final milestone of the research project InterAct (International law-making: Actors in shipping and climate change), funded by the Carlsberg Foundation. At the conference, key findings of the project will also be presented.
Conference Sessions
The conference is organized around six thematic sessions addressing the following topics:
- Science-law interface in shipping and climate change
- Understanding the role of non-state actors in international law-making
- Shipping and GHGs at the IMO
- Shipping and GHGs at the EU
- Arctic shipping regulation and climate change
- Exploring interactions with other relevant legal regimes (trade, environment, human rights, finance, etc.)
Submission of Proposals
Proposals should address specific questions related to the overall theme of the conference, specifying to which thematic session the paper relates.
All proposals should include:
- An abstract (max. 350-words) with a title, the author(s)’s name(s) and affiliation(s)
- A short biographical note / CV
- Contact information
- Please indicate what session of the conference your paper addresses
- Please indicate if you need financial support
Proposals should be submitted by the 15th of March 2024 to [email protected].
Authors will be informed of the final decision by the 31st of March 2024.
NOTE : There is no registration fee for the conference. Meals, coffee, and refreshments will be provided for participants during the conference. Presenters and discussants will also be invited to the conference dinner.
Travel costs and accommodation in Copenhagen could be covered for speakers upon request and depending on the availability of funds. Please indicate if you need financial support when submitting your paper proposal.
The conference is supported by the Carlsberg Foundation through the Research Project International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change (InterAct)
Contact :
Beatriz Martinez Romera ([email protected])
Associate Professor of Environmental and Climate Change Law
Center for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA)
Faculty of Law – University of Copenhagen
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