Online
Law Symposium
The A38 Foundation of International Law (www.athirtyeight.com) and
Sunshine Millennium (www.sunshine-millennium.blogspot.in) will be hosting a joint online legal symposium in June
2015, titled,
“Avoiding the Climate Change Tipping Point – The Future of
Environmental Law and Policy Anticipating the Sustainable Development Goals”.
As the world delves deeper into the realms of
technological advancements, the consequential environmental changes pose new
challenges to international law. As predicted in the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change synthesis report[1] the average temperature of the
air and the sea, pollution and other symptoms of a changing climate will likely
lead to a rise of the sea level, desertification, deforestation, extreme storms
and earthquakes.[2] There are an estimated 25
million environmental refugees today and the numbers are likely to grow even
faster in future. With so many threats to the environment, there is a distinct
possibility of even more destruction. Later this year the United Nations will
be adopting the Sustainable Development Goals to replace the Millennium
Development Goals as the roadmap to a better twenty-first century placing
environmental issues front and centre. The UN and its umbrella organs are championing
the cause of Climate Change but depending on member-states to set parameters
and do regular self-assessment.
How can law
and policy address these issues more effectively? What are some of the biggest
challenges on the way?
Submission Details:
Authors are to submit a short bio and
their articles by May 20, 2015.
Articles which are under 2,500 words
(including footnotes) or less should be submitted to Sunshine
Millennium at sunshinemillennium1@gmail.com
with the subject line “Symposium.”
Articles which are above 2,500 words
(including footnotes) should be submitted to A38 Online Law Journal at submissions@athirtyeight.com
with subject line “Symposium.”
Eight papers will be selected (four in each group) for a live online
presentation via Google+ Hangouts. The event will be held on June 5, 2015.
[1] Intergovennemental Panel on Climate Change: Synthesis
Report: http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/index.htm
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