Climate Breakfast Seminar Series

Climate Breakfast Seminar Series: Climate Change at the ICJ: Small Islands and International Law-Making

Description: Since the Malé Declaration  in 1989, small island developing states (SIDS) have been at the forefront of creating international law on climate change and its effects. The current Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of Climate Change at the International Court of Justice is the latest effort by SIDS to establish legal rules and norms to help protect states from the effects of the climate crisis. Professor Rudyk will talk about how the current case got to the ICJ, the arguments made, and how the court may respond

About the speaker:
Bryce is the Legal Advisor to the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the United Nations. AOSIS, currently chaired by Samoa, is the negotiating group on climate change, sustainable development, and oceans issues for the 39 small island developing states around the world. He has been legal advisor since 2013 and participated in the negotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement, focusing on institutional and compliance issues, and the incorporation of non-state actors into the international agreement. In addition, he directs the AOSIS Fellowship, a SIDS-designed capacity building and policy empowerment program that brings early career SIDS diplomats to New York and UN Headquarters for a year of training and practical experience in their diplomatic missions.

Time: 16 December; from 09:00 to 10:00

Venue: Room 7A.0.16 (Pejsestuen) and online via zoom (link will be provided upon registration)

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