Both decisions are ground-breaking in their way: while the Bundesverfassungsgericht opens new ground under German law and sets a remarkable constitutional precedent, the Dutch Shell case for the first time attaches liability for emissions reduction to an individual actor. This poses questions on the role of courts, the international legal order and separation of powers that the University of Amsterdam Sustainable Global Economic Law group wishes to offer a first appraisal of on 11 June 2021, 1-3 pm, in a zoom discussion with internal experts and an engaged external chair.

Chair: Prof dr Marjan Peeters, professor of Environmental Law and Policy, University of Maastricht

Speakers:

Dr Laura Burgers, Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law

Prof dr Christina Eckes, director, Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

Prof dr André van Nollkaemper, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Centre for International Law

Prof dr Ingo Venzke, director, Amsterdam Centre for International Law