Katemackintosh

Executive Director of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe

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Thrilled to share our conference report!

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The conference report is online now. Please visit https://t.co/VVqCYcJgRv
#promiseeurope2024 @UCLA_Law @AdamLawSchool @UCLAPromiseEur

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@hamidullah_riaz @UCLAPromiseEur @UNHumanRights @volker_turk @jaimedebourbon Thank you for your leadership and support!

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“Human rights offer the framework for making peace with nature.” ⚖️ 🍃

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk in keynote remarks at @PromiseInstUCLA @UvA_Amsterdam conference ‘The Promise of International Law in the Face of Ecological Crises’. 🔥

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Panel discussing warcrimes, environmental warcrimes, environmental crime in conflict. #conflict #environmentaldamage #ecocide #internationalcriminallaw #promiseeurope2024

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#promiseconference

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Could @ITLOS_TIDM’s recognition of States’ obligations to provide technical assistance for monitoring GHG pollution impacts on oceans help reduce inequities in data and research? @IPCC_CH lead author @shobha_maharaj on law-science interface.

[Margaretha Wewerinke @mwewerinke.bsky.social @mwewerinke]

Discussing ICJ advisory proceedings on #climate change, @ANollkaemper explains how @CIJ_ICJ could advance international cooperation on loss and damage by clarifying causation test for reparations.

[Margaretha Wewerinke @mwewerinke.bsky.social @mwewerinke]

Speaking from Geneva, @niluferoral suggests @ITLOS_TIDM opinion could inform new “litigation for the oceans” in domestic courts. #PromiseEurope2024

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From Geneva, @PatrciaGalvoTe1 highlights complementary of the ILC’s work on sea-level rise and the @CIJ_ICJ’s efforts to illuminate States’ obligations and legal consequences related to #climate change.

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“Human rights, including labour rights, are critical to a just transition to sustainable societies.”

@PressACP Legal Counsel Dr Emmanuel Awuku explains the stakes for climate-vulnerable States in @CIJ_ICJ proceedings on #climate & on right to strike under @ilo Convention 87.

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#Bahama’s Ambassador H.E. Cheryl Bazard KC calls on States and organisations to submit robust, justice-focused written comments to @CIJ_ICJ in #climate advisory proceedings. #PromiseEurope2024

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“How do you ensure #climate reparations owed to States reach vulnerable people? The @IACourtHR is uniquely placed to address this in advisory opinion.”

@TheUnifiji’s Prof Shaista Shameem weighs in from Amsterdam in as Inter-American Court continues hearings in Manaos, Brazil.

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Tuvaluan 🇹🇻 counsel for @cosis_ccil Naima Te Maile highlights role of #SIDS in shaping international law, at terrific all-women panel unpacking @ITLOS_TIDM advisory opinion also featuring @niluferoral, Monica Feria-Tinta & @shobha_maharaj #PromiseEurope2024.

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#Philippines human rights advocate and @WY4CJ leader Nicole Ponce sheds light on critical role of youth advocacy in @CIJ_ICJ advisory proceedings on #climate change, now focused on shaping written comments.

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Alofipo So’oalo Fleur Ramsay notes @IACourtHR could advance #climate justice for Indigenous peoples by recognising existential impacts as right to life violations.

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First panel of ‘The Promise of International Law in the Face of Ecological Crises’ conference, launching @UCLAPromiseEur! Happy @TMCAsser can host this new institute in The Hague! @UvA_Amsterdam @Katemackintosh2 More info: https://t.co/Jt6ipnRYTV & https://t.co/SS6wunpR61

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“Absence of risk diagrams does not imply absence of risk within a region.”
@shobha_maharaj stresses the vital role of #scientificevidence and the harmful impact of the lack of data for #smallislandstates.
#promiseEurope2024 #climatechange #internationallaw

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Excited about the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change panel chaired by H.E. Ambassador Cheryl E. Bazard featuring Dr. Emmanuel Opoko Awuku, Professor André Nollkaemper and Ms. Nicole Ponce. #PromiseEurope2024 #ICJadvisoryopinion #stateresponsibility #climatechange

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Conference The Promise of International Law in the Face of Ecological Crises in Amsterdam seeks to explore and harness law’s transformative power, reimagined through the lens of racial and environmental justice. https://t.co/VVqCYcJgRv
#PromiseEurope2024 Unlock the promise!

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In preparation for our inaugural conference, here’s a quick Q&A with our executive director Kate Mackintosh.

#PromiseEurope2024 #Ecocide @stopECOCIDEnow @StopEcocideNL

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