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Southeast Asian Regional Rounds (“SEARR”) of the 24th Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (“Stetson”)

Once again, the University of the Philippines Law Center through its Institute for International Legal Studies (UP-IILS), invites law schools from all over Southeast Asia to participate in the Southeast Asian Regional Rounds (“SEARR”) of the 24th Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (“Stetson”). The SEARR will be held at the UP College of Law in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on January 7-9, 2020. The International Finals of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, which focuses on important global environmental challenges, is the most prestigious international environmental law moot court competition in the world. Since 1996, law students from…

1st Southeast Asian Biodiversity and Climate Change Forum

The 1st Southeast Asian Biodiversity and Climate Change Policy Forum will examine the role of policy and cooperative action, particularly at the regional level, at this critical juncture for the planet. Discussions will focus on vulnerable terrestrial and marine ecosystems which provide valuable ecosystems services but usually receive less attention, investments and resources, such as wetlands, mangrove forests and seagrass areas. This is especially timely, as 2020 has been recognized as a “super year for nature,” with several multilateral environmental agreements and targets undergoing review or coming into effect. It will bring together practitioners, stakeholders and students from the fields…

The Philippines hosts AsianSIL’s 7th Biennial Conference, international law experts convene in Manila

The 7th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law will be held in Novotel Manila Araneta Center in Quezon City, Philippines from 22 August to 23 August 2019. The Conference is hosted by the Asian Society of International Law and co-sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, the Philippine Society of International Law, the University of the Philippines College of Law and the UP Law Center. This year’s conference theme is “Rethinking International Law: Finding Common Solutions to Contemporary Civilizational Issues from an Asian Perspective.” The two-day global conference will include an opening session, over…

The Philippines hosts AsianSIL’s 7th Biennial Conference, international law experts convene in Manila

Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from Foreign Sources: The Case of Infrastructure, the Role of Law, and the Availability of Legal Remedies

Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from Foreign Sources: The Case of Infrastructure, the Role of Law, and the Availability of Legal Remedies The organization and conduct of a series of lectures and symposia on topics and issues surrounding the relationship between international law and sustainable development, with emphasis on problems of special concern to the Philippines and other developing countries. The proposed series of lectures and symposia will focus on: (1) clarifying and mapping the existing laws and regulations that govern the financing and implementation of infrastructure projects in the Philippines; (2) situating these predominantly economic transactions and undertakings…