Global Climate Change
and Sustainable Development:
Challenges and Opportunities
for International Law

Friday, March 6, 2009
8:15am - 5:30pm
Godfrey & Kahn Hall (Rm. 2260)
University of Wisconsin Law School

*8 CLE Credits for WI attorneys (pending)

Registration

This event is free and open to the public.
Please pre-register by email to machado@wisc.edu.  Deadline: Feb. 24th.
Click here to view the official symposium flyer.

Keynote Address

Judge Christopher Weeramantry
Former Justice & Vice President of the International Court of Justice

Speakers

Steve Vavrus, UW-Madison, Center for Climatic Research
Greg Nemet, UW-Madison, LaFollette School of Public Affairs/
                        Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Konstantia Koutouki, University of Montreal-Faculty of Law
Sumudu Atapattu, UW Law School
Gabriel Eckstein, Texas Tech University School of Law
Benjamin Richardson, Osgoode Hall Law School
Dan R. Anderson, UW School of Business
Luis Martinez, Natural Resources Defense Council
Dongsheng Zang, University of Washington School of Law
David Hunter, Washington College of Law, American Univ.
Stephanie Tai, UW Law School
Roy Thilly & Tia Nelson, Co-chairs of the Governor's Task Force
                        on Global Warming in Wisconsin

Agenda

8:15 am                          Registration & Breakfast

8:45 am                          Welcome

9:00 am - 10:30 am        Panel I - Scientific, Legal & Policy Issues

Keynote Address:
Global Wisdom on Duties to Future Generations
Judge Christopher Weeramantry, 9:00-9:30am

Science and Climate Change
Steve Vavrus, 9:30-9:50am

Legal and Policy Issues
Professor Greg Nemet, 9:50-10:10am

Discussion, 10:10-10:30 am

10:30 am                        Break

10:45 am - 12:15 pm      Panel II - Challenges for Int'l Law & 
                                        Human Rights: Environmental Justice, 
                                        Migration and Security Issues

Environmental Justice and Indigenous Peoples
Professor Konstantia Koutouki, 10:45-11:10am

Human Rights, Climate-induced Migration and Challenges for International Law
Sumudu Atapattu, 11:10-11:30am

Implications for International Water Law
Professor Gabriel Eckstein, 11:30-11:55am

Discussion, 11:55am-12:15pm

12:15 pm                         Lunch (on your own) & Poster Session

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm          Panel III - Climate Change & Business: 
                                        Social and Corporate Responsibility, 
                                        Risk Management, and Energy

Socially Responsible Investing
Professor Benjamin Richardson, 1:00-1:25pm

Climate Change and Risk Management
Professor Dan R. Anderson, 1:25-1:50pm

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Cap and Trade
Luis Martinez, 1:50-2:15pm

China's Response to Climate Change
Professor Dongsheng Zang, 2:15-2:40pm

Discussion, 2:40-3:15pm

3:15 pm                          Break

3:30 pm - 5:15 pm          Panel IV - Looking to the Future: 
                                        Post-Kyoto Legal Regime and 
                                        Implications of Local Action for
                                        International Environmental Governance

Post-Kyoto Legal Regime: What are the lessons that USA can learn from Europe?
Professor David Hunter, 3:30-3:55pm

Strategies for Litigation
Professor Stephanie Tai, 3:55-4:20pm

Climate Change Action in Wisconsin
Roy Thilly & Tia Nelson, 4:20-4:40pm

Discussion, 4:40-5:15pm

5:15 pm - 5:30 pm           Closing Remarks

 

Co-Sponsors

Global Legal Studies Center, Institute for Legal Studies, Division of International Studies, Global Studies, Center for South Asia, Environmental Law Section of the WI State Bar, Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), UW School of Business, Center for European Studies, UW Lectures Committee, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, East Asian Legal Studies Center, Certificate on Humans and the Global Environment, ASM, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Public Interest Law Foundation (In Honor of Community Justice Month), Willy Street Co-op.

More Information / Directions

Email Ana Machado, Senior Symposium Editor, at machado@wisc.edu.
Click here to view the official symposium flyer.
For directions, parking information, and campus map, click here.