Law and Justice Go Planetary

The one-day event held during New York Climate Week, will examine how planetary thinking can reorient law-framing and application, knowledge-making practices, and financing arrangements towards just interventions for our collective ability to sustain and improve life for all.

Find more info on the event at guariniglobal.org and pre-register here!

This event is co-organized by NYU School of Law, The Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Network (BES-Net) Consortium, Soka Gakkai International, SwedBio, and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and supported by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat.

8:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast & Registration

9:00 am - 9:30 am Introduction & Framing: Planetary Thinking in Law and Politics

• Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights

• Benedict Kingsbury, NYU Law

9:30 am - 12:15 pm Planetary Pathways in International Law: The Climate Change Advisory Opinions

• Jule Schnakenberg, World’s Youth for Climate Justice

• Ilana Cohen, NYU Law

• Phoebe Okowa, Queen Mary University of London

• Doreen Lustig, NYU Law, Tel Aviv University

• Bryce Rudyk, NYU Law

• César Rodríguez-Garavito, NYU Law

• Jacob Werksman, Directorate General for Climate Action, NYU Law

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Planetary Knowledge and Legal Regimes - Fireside Chat

• Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights

• Angelina Fisher, NYU Law

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Planetary Financing: Implementation and Reparation - Open Dialogue

Facilitators:

• Ashanapuri Hertz, SwedBio

• Flore Ghetti, SGI

Contributors:

• Mali Ole Kaunga, IMPACT Kenya

• Yblin Román Escobar, SIRGE Coalition

• Kaleigh Carlson, The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility

• Pam McElwee, Rutgers University

• Sam Tabory, Collaborating for Resilience