The rise in climate-related litigation around the world bears witness to a major development in the law: that of a justice system that is becoming a central lever in the ecological transition. Behind each case lies the fundamental question of the responsibility of States, companies and citizens in the face of climate change.

The “Strategic Litigation and Climate Justice” seminar aims to explore these dynamics from a comparative perspective, comparing legal and institutional approaches in the African, European and Inter-American systems. These three spaces, with their distinct constitutional, regional and cultural traditions, offer complementary perspectives on how to integrate climate protection at the heart of fundamental rights.

Subject, Date and Time:

On Monday, December 15, 2025, the René Cassin Foundation is organizing a seminar on its premises, offering a cross-view of the European and Inter-American human rights systems in terms of the protection of fundamental social and economic rights. This seminar will be led by Professor Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen and Professor Luis Jimena Quesada from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and will be offered in a hybrid format: on the premises of the René Cassin Foundation in Strasbourg (subject to availability) and by videoconference.

Ms Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen is Professor of Law at the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, member of the Sorbonne’s Research Institute of International and European Law and member of the International Commission of Jurists. To find out more about her profile and experience, her biography is available here: https: //www.pantheonsorbonne.fr/sites/default/files/2021-12/cv-lbl-nov2021.pdf

Luis Jimena Quesada is Professor of Law at the University of Valencia (Spain) and former Chairman of the European Committee of Social Rights. For further information, please consult his biography below: https: //www.uv.es/uvweb/universidad/es/ficha-persona-1285950309813.html?p2=jimena&idA=

Registration:

This seminar is entirely free of charge. To take part, please send your registration request to the following email address: arthur.quattrochi@iidh.org, specifying whether you wish to attend on site (subject to availability) or by videoconference.

Program:

For further information, please consult our detailed program below:

Seminar program for December 15, 2025.

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