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Seminar: Ecuadorian Constitutional Rights of Nature in Natural Resources Conflicts and Litigation – Malcolm Rogge
About the Event:
In this seminar, I draw on field work and participatory action research undertaken in Ecuador over three decades to characterise the emerging practice of constitutional rights of nature litigation in Ecuador as a new species of business and human rights (BHR) litigation. I show how the historical and conceptual roots of private law BHR litigation efforts originating in Ecuador are intermingled with the roots of contemporary rights of nature litigation. Over the last decade, constitutional rights of nature litigation in Ecuador has evolved into a useful domestic alternative to transnational tort litigation for business and human rights violations. While very significant implementation challenges remain, rights of nature litigation efforts led by Indigenous and mestizo communities in Ecuador have succeeded in creating new pathways for corporate accountability in natural resources conflicts and land rights struggles. I conclude the seminar by showing how Ecuadorian rights of nature innovations have influenced legal advocacy and litigation strategies in other jurisdictions, including Canada.
About the Speaker:
Dr Malcolm Rogge is lecturer in law at Exeter Law School, University of Exeter. He is business and human rights scholar and practitioner, as well as an international award-winning documentary filmmaker. Dr Rogge is also senior advisor to Ecoforensic, a community interest company that supports rights of nature advocacy through citizen-science initiatives.
Lunch will be provided.
Please email globe@warwick.ac.uk if you have any dietary or access requirements.
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