International law
Climate change litigation: a matter of justice
Date: 28 June 2012
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Herbert Smith LLP, Exchange House, 12 Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
A4ID is delighted to welcome Richard Lord QC (Brick Court Chambers and editor and co-author of “Climate Change Liability: Transnational law and practice”) and Stephen Humphreys (London School of Economics and author of “Human Rights and Climate Change”) to speak at the second part of our series on climate change liability.
A4ID provides further guidance on relationship between law firms and the Guiding Principles
A4ID is continuing its work into the implementation of the new UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by law firms following the release of its first report on this subject in November 2011.
The initial report made four recommendations for further action that A4ID is now undertaking with an external expert consultant, Corinne Lewis. The four strands of work are:
Low Carbon For All: How IP models could save the world
In this presentation Quentin Tannock from CambridgeIP considers the role of intellectual property and policy in the climate change debate. Quentin discusses alternative IP models that could both encourage investments in innovation and facilitate the transfer of low carbon technologies to the developing world.
Quentin Tannock is Chairman of CambridgeIP, a technology intelligence and technology strategy consultancy.
Climate change in court. Can we sue and who may be liable?
Date: Tuesday 22 May 2012
Time: 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Venue: Herbert Smith LLP, Exchange House, 12 Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
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An Overview of the United Nations human rights system
Description:
This legal guide offers an overview of the UN human rights system, including the treaties in which the international human rights are protected, the role of treaty bodies and the role of Charter-based bodies.
Read the full guide to An Overview of the United Nations human rights system.
The Right to Water
Description:
This legal guide offers an overview of the key legislation related to the right to water and its implications to development, including practical challenges that NGOs may face and examples of the legislation’s usage by NGOs.
Read the full guide to Right to Water.
Regulation, Rights and Remedy
This resource is in three parts. Click on the links below to listen to our three guest speakers.
Part 1: Katherine Tyler
Part 2: Rachel Chambers
Part 3: Joseph Croft
A4ID seeks to set the standard with new human rights policy
Global charity Advocates for International Development (A4ID) today launched its new human rights policy, bringing it in line with its obligations under the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
The Guiding Principles were unanimously endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2011 and set out the obligation of business enterprises to respect human rights.
A4ID seeks consultant for Business and Human Rights project
A4ID is looking to recruit a consultant to help us take forward our work on the implementation by law firms of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
The individual will be responsible for preparing an A4ID report that includes:
Rights on trial – judicial enforcement of the right to education and health
Date: 28 March 2012
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Ashurst LLP, 5 Appold St, London, EC2A 2HA
The socio-economics rights group is delighted to welcome Judith Bueno de Mesquita (The Human Rights Centre, University of Essex) and Solomon Sacco (INTERIGHTS) to speak at our first meeting of 2012 on enforcement of socio-economic rights through the courts.
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