Also concluding greetings from Dr. Eghosa Ekhator from the Nigerian Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy www.ajol.info/index.php/js... @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Closing remarks from @mcgill.ca's Randa Omar of Inter-Gentes - the @mcgill.ca Law journal on International Law and Legal Pluralism - as well the McGill Journal on Sustainable Development Law and Policy. @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

A warm greeting from the Chair @ila-canada.bsky.social Dr Oonagh Fitzgerald for the Symposium. Biodiversity degradation and climate change threaten the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

A warm welcome from Prof @mccordonier.bsky.social for the concluding panel of Human Rights, Sustainable Development & the Law - Global Online Symposium 2026 @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Delighted to join the closing Roundtable of the @cisdl.bsky.social Human Rights, Sustainable Development & the Law - Global Online Symposium 2026, HE Judge CG Weeramantry International Justice Awards & Judge CD Gonthier Memorial Lectures - here with the inspiring Prof Pamela Towela-Sambo. #SDLaw26

The issue of addressing climate change change and the interests of indigenous peoples and local communities need to be addressed together and human rights must be respected says Dr. Pamela Towela-Sambo (CISDL / University of Zambia / Human Rights Comm Zambia) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

How are the rights of indigenous peoples and young people recognised by international law, esp. when protected areas are concerned asks Ela Martinez @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

What are the legal success strategies that make the law relevant in your own practices asks Adv. Lara Douvartzidis @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

We are seeing an overarching theme where international legal principles are becoming implemented at the domestic level and advanced by domestic courts says Prof. Wayne Garnons-Williams (CISDL /IITIO / NSSHFC) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Global Experts Plenary III is co-chaired by @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social @yale.edu's Prof Maya Prabhu and @cisdl.bsky.social Lead Counsel for Sustainable Health Law #SDLaw25

Rights of nature are integral to so many other questions, such as the inclusion of indigenous peoples and intergenerational justice says Adv. Emily Julier ( @hoganlovells.bsky.social) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

There has never been a more important time for environmental law and the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change has changed the course of domestic litigation says Adv. Nina Pindham ( @cornerstonebarristers.com Climate / @ukela-law.bsky.social ) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

We are off to Global Experts Plenary III - Realising Indigenous Rights, Intergenerational Justice, and Rights of Nature Chairs: Prof. Maya Prabhu (@yale.edu) , Prof. Jorge Cabrera (Univ Costa Rica) & Adv. Neshan Gunasekera (@worldfuturecouncil.org) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

As my father the Hon. Justice Charles D Gonthier strongly believed that the law must be guided by ethics, responsibility and service and above all human dignity says Adv. Pierre Gonthier @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

My father HE Judge CG Weeramantry would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year, so it is particularly important to carry forward the interest of current and future generations. Together with Rosemary Weeramantry he issued an invitation to the law says Romesh Weeramantry on behalf of the family

This centennial year's WIJAs go to: the Rt Hon. Ralph Regenvanu (Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Energy, Environment, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards and Disaster Management, Vanuatu), the Rt. Hon Louise Arbour, GG of Canada and H.E. ICJ Judge Professor Dire Tladi, of South Africa.

Judge Weeramantry left an amazing footprint on intl law and what used to be a separate opinion in 1996 has become the unanimous opinion say Prof. Nico Schrijver WIJA (@unileiden.bsky.social) and Adv. Neshan Gunasekera WIJA (@rwinst.bsky.social / @worldfuturecouncil.org) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

The HE Judge CG Weeramantry International Justice Award was created in memory of a respected and honoured international judge, professor, jurist and mentor. A renowned humanitarian and advocate for peace and education says @unep.org's Hon. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema WIJA @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Join us on 10 July 2026, for the @cisdl.bsky.social 2026 International Symposium on Human Rights, Sustainable Development & the Law and the Hon Justice Charles D. Gonthier Memorial Lectures, online only 13:30 – 21:30 UK time. www.cisdl.org/human-rights...

States and civil society have been more active than ever and are vesting trust in the International Court of Justice, ultimately expressing trust and believe in international law, especially in times of global challenges says HE Judge Prof. Dire Tladi @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is of fundamental importance in today's world - the young generation will use their voice to speak up for those who do not currently have a voice says Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour (Governor General of Canada) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, which Justice Gonthier held so dear, are today more important than ever. In an era of easy answers, principled reasoning is particularly important says the Hon. Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Canadian Supreme Court. @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Human Rights must be central to climate change action. We need to move away from overlooking human rights violations that we see on the ground. We need detailed action on phasing out fossil fuels says @durham.ac.uk's Prof Elisa Morgera ( @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social ). @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw

We are just before a new era of cases that use the new human rights approach to address the triple planetary challenge. The SDGs are based on a rock solid foundation of international human rights law says Prof David Boyd ( @ires.ubc.ca) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Climate action is increasingly translated into legal obligation and the future is implementation says Prof. Tenia Kyriazi, here with Profes. David Boyd ( @ires.ubc.ca), Elisa Morgera ( @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social / @durham.ac.uk) and Dr @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Small Islands have exercised remarkable global leadership in posing the question of climate change in the context of HRs. It is wrong to reject the AOs as non-binding, they are authoritative says Prof Payam Akhavan ( @masseycollege.bsky.social / @uoftlaw.bsky.social) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Start of the Global Experts Plenary I on Linking HRs & Climate Change chaired by @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social and Ayman Cherkaoui with Profes. Sumudu Atapattu, Marcel Szabo, Payam Akhavan, Tenia Kyriazi, David Boyd and @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social Elisa Morgera @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Closing of the Human Rights in the Global Climate Emergency panel - What are the links between HR and climate change, and how can respect for human rights respond to the global threat of climate change? How are HR courts rising to the challenge of this historical moment? @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

There is an essential role for domestic courts and domestic legislators in the implementation of human rights rulings and decisions, particularly with regards to climate change says @echr.coe.int's Judge Judge Anja Seibert-Fohr, @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

How can respect for human rights respond to the global challenge? The African Court's existing case law on environmental protection can serve as a good basis for an answer of this question says Hon. Judge Duncan Gaswaga (African Court of Human & Peoples Rights). @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26