Event
The Contemporary Crossroads between the Human Right to Water and the Legal Personhood of Water under International Law
Inter Gentes and the Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion entitled听The Contemporary Crossroads between the Human Right to Water and the Legal Personhood of Water under International Law.听In acknowledgement of the World Day for Water, this event will explore both how the global climate crisis has impacted human rights to natural resources like water and how, contrary to a traditional anthroprocentric focus of the right to water, the increased legal personification of nature has inspired more pluralistic legal philosophies.
Our Panelists Include:听
- Dr. David R Boyd,听previous UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment and author of 鈥淭he Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution that Could Save the World鈥�
- Adv. Wayne Garnons-Williams, founding president of the听International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organisiation,听specializing in sustainable economic development and Tribal Trade.
- Yenny Vega Cardenas,听PhD in Water Law,听president of the听International Observatory of Nature Rights听and author of 鈥淟a construction du statut juridique de l鈥檈au au Canada et au Mexique鈥�
- Kayley Laura Lata,听Head of Political Affairs at听The International Observatory of Nature Rights听and lecturer on the rights of Nature to political parties and environmental organizations.
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session. Coffee and pastries will be served. No registration is required.