Litigating Climate Change In International Courts: A Comparative Lens

The workshop "Litigating Climate Change In International Courts: A Comparative Lens" offers room for a cross-cutting discussion between speakers and the audience, using a comparative lens, with a particular focus on the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of The Sea, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Court of Justice of the European Union. Each panel includes experts with a different background and focus. Join us in Lisbon or online on October 25th.

Meet the guest speakers:

Carla Amado Gomes | University of Lisbon School of Law, Lisbon Public Law Research Cente 

Ph.D. in Law and Associate Professor at the University of Lisbon School of Law. Guest Professor at the Law School of Porto Catholic University. Vice-President of the Institute of Legal-Political Sciences (ICJP). Researcher Fellow at the Lisbon Public Law Research Centre. 

Natalia Kobylarz | European Court of Human Rights 

Senior lawyer at the Registry of the ECtHR. Lecturer of international human rights protection and environmental human rights at the University of Grenoble Alpes and at the University of Strasbourg. LL.M. degree in International and Comparative Law from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, United States. Master 2 degree in Environmental Law from the Strasbourg University in France. Master of Law degree from the University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin, Poland

Heloísa Oliveira | University of Lisbon School of Law, Lisbon Public Law Research Centre  

Ph.D. in Law and Guest Environmental Law Professor at the University of Lisbon School of Law. Researcher Fellow at the Lisbon Public Law Research Centre; Consultant at the Legal Service of the Portuguese Government (JurisAPP).

Maria Antonia Tigre | Directora, Litígios sobre Alterações Climáticas Globais, Centro Sabin 

Doutorada em Estudos Jurídicos pela Elisabeth Haub School of Law da Pace University (2022). Ingressou no Centro Sabin para a Lei das Alterações Climáticas na Faculdade de Direito da Columbia como membro do Global Climate Litigation. É Directora Adjunta da Rede Global para os Direitos Humanos e o Ambiente (GNHRE) e membro da Comissão Mundial de Direito Ambiental da UICN.

Thalia Viveros-Uehara 

Thalia serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher with TransLitigate at Tilburg University, Netherlands. Her research focus encompasses the socio-legal dynamics of climate change, large-scale land transfers, and pollution litigation concerning extractive industries. With a foundation in law, Thalia's expertise is grounded in international environmental, climate change, and human rights law. She earned her Master's Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and secured a diploma from the European University Institute. She holds a doctoral degree in global inclusion and social development from the University of Massachusetts Boston, with a special emphasis on environmental health and vulnerability. Before venturing into academia, Thalia accumulated years of invaluable experience, working alongside international and local legislators, policymakers, and ombudspersons in Mexico, the US, and the UK. Her work primarily centered on tackling pressing issues in her areas of specialization.  Currently, Thalia is also affiliated with the Centre on Law and Social Transformation at Bergen University in Norway. Furthermore, she is set to become a project-affiliated researcher for the Global Health and Rights Project at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.  

Corina Heri | University of Zurich   

Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Law of the University of Zurich. PhD in law by the University of Zurich 

Joana Gama Gomes | University of Lisbon School of Law, Lisbon Public Law Research Centre    

Legal Counsel at Banco de Portugal. Researcher at the Lisbon Public Law Research Center. Guest Lecturer at University of Lisbon of Public International Law, European Union Law, Environmental Law. PhD Candidate at Univesity of Lisbon School of Law in EU and International Law. 

Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh | University of Amsterdam 

Associate Professor of Sustainability Law at the University of Amsterdam, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Fiji and Of Counsel at Blue Ocean Law. PhD in Law from the European University Institute. European Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation from the European Inter-University Centre on Human Rights and Democratisation. Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu. 

Katalin Sulyok | Eötvös Loránd University   

Vladislava Stoyanova | Lund University  

Associate Professor of Public International Law at the Faculty of Law, Lund University (Sweden). Wallenberg Academy Fellowship (2019-2024). Author of Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights: Within and Beyond Boundaries (Oxford University Press, 2023 open access). 

Ana Rita Gil | University of Lisbon School of Law, Lisbon Public Law Research Centre

Professor at University of Lisbon School of Law. Researcher at Lisbon Public Law Research Centre. PhD in Human and Fundamental Rights Law from the Faculty of Law of the New University of Lisbon (thesis on "Side Protection of Immigration Fundamental Rights "). Independent researcher in several studies for the European Union, for international consulting companies and for international academic networks.  

Armando Rocha | Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculdade de Direito   

Professor of Law at Católica, Lisbon School of Law. Researcher at Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law. Visiting Professor at the University of S. José (Macau, China) and the Catholic University of Lille (France). Global PhD Programme in Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa. 

Ana Ruiz | European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition   

Policy Analyst at ERCST - European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition. Qualified Lawyer in Portugal. LLM in Global Environmental Law and Governance from the University of Strathclyde.  

Mario Pagano | University of Amsterdam

Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Amsterdam. PhD from European University Institute (2022).  

Małgorzata Kwiędacz-Palosz | ClientEarth

Senior Lawyer at Client Earth focusing on Fundamental Rights and Environmental Democracy. 

Lea Raible | Glasgow University  

Senior Lecturer in Public Law at Glasgow University. PhD from University College London. 

Délton Winter de Carvalho | University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos    

Lawyer and legal consultant in Environmental Law. PhD (2006) in Public Law from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos – Unisinos. Post-Doctorate in Environmental and Disaster Law from the University of California, Berkeley, USA (2013). Professor in the Postgraduate Law Program - PPG Dir Unisinos, Master's and Doctorate levels. Researcher Affiliate Member of CLX - Climate Litigation Accelerator of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice - CHR&GJ of the University of New York. 

Fernando Loureiro Bastos | University of Lisbon School of Law, Lisbon Public Law Research Centre  

Professor at the University of Lisbon School of Law. Researcher Fellow at the Lisbon Public Law Research Center. PhD in Law at University of Lisbon School of Law (2005). 

Pedro Rosa Có | African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights   

Master of Laws from the University of Lisbon, currently Senior Legal Officer and Head of Comunications Coordenation Team at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and former Senior Legal Officer at the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights