On October 18, 2017, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the CCSI co-hosted a one-day roundtable on the impacts of the international investment regime on access to justice for investment-affected individuals and communities. Held at Columbia University in New York, the roundtable brought together 32 individuals from civil society organizations, communities… read more
Date: September 26, 2018, 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Faculty House, Columbia University, New York
Date: September 26, 2018, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Faculty House, Columbia University, New York
Date: September 24, 2018, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Philanthropy New York, 1500 Broadway, 7th Fl, Central Park Room
Edited by Michael Burger, Teresa Parejo, and Lisa Sachs
September 19, 2018
As the UNGA convenes this week, we are bringing together independent thought leaders and legal scholars from around the world to weigh in on what, if anything, the process initiated by UNGA Resolution 72/277 might usefully accomplish; and what the United Nations agencies, national governments and civil society stakeholders engaged in the process could usefully consider. Together, these perspectives identify a number of existing issues that merit attention and, if heeded, might inform negotiations on the future of international environmental governance.
Date: July 30-August 9, 2018
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Case Lounge
Date: July 16-17, 2018
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date: June 19-29, 2018
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 546
Date: June 4-15, 2018
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 546
Date: April 23, 2018, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Regency Room, Grand Hyatt, 109 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017