The Chair for a New Green Transition and the DEM+ Research Group of the Universitat de València are organising the 3rd International Congress on the Rights of Mediterranean Nature: South-South Dialogue. This congress will bring together climate change experts to discuss the measures to be taken by public institutions, drawing on comparative South-South experiences. It will focus on identifying problems and solutions from the perspectives of law, economics and social sciences.

At a time when climate change is a global issue, it is important to find new legal avenues to strengthen the quest for land sustainability, especially in the Mediterranean. One potential avenue is the recognition of the rights of nature by various legal systems. This recognition, along with the implementation of the UN Harmony with Nature programme, make “Earth jurisprudence” a powerful tool in the quest for a greener world.

The Congress will take place on 27 and 28 June 2024 at the Faculty of Law of the Universitat de València, with both in person and streaming options available. The papers and communications will be published in a collective volume by the organisers.

Emails: gidemocracia@gmail.com, aurora.pedro@uv.es and ruben.martinez@uv.es

Call for papers

A call for papers has been announced for the 3rd International Congress on the Rights of Mediterranean Nature: South-South Dialogue, which will be hosted by the Faculty of Law of the Universitat de València on 27 and 28 June 2024.

Proposals for papers will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Congress. The selected papers will be presented – preferably in person – at the Congress. The final version of papers will be made available for publication in a collective volume.

The organisation of the Congress will cover the accommodation expenses of the selected speakers.

Deadline for receipt of paper proposals: 20 February 2024
Please ensure that your proposal includes an abstract of no more than 30 lines and a summary CV of the author.

Notification of selected papers: 1 March 2024

Deadline for submission of papers and communications for publication: 1 May 2024
(15–20 pages, Times 11, line spacing 1.5, APA Citation Format)

For any enquiries or paper submissions, please use the following email addresses: gidemocracia@gmail.com, aurora.pedro@uv.es and ruben.martinez@uv.es

3rd International Congress on the Rights of Mediterranean Nature: South-South Dialogue

Directors:

• Aurora Pedro Bueno
  Head of the Chair for a New Green Transition
  Universitat de València
• Rubén Martínez Dalmau
  Full University Professor of Constitutional Law
  Universitat de València

Organised by:

• Chair for a New Green Transition
• DEM+ Research Group on Constituent Power and New Constitutionalism

Collaborators:

• UNESCO Chair
• Office of the Vice-Principal for Sustainability, Cooperation and Healthy Life
  Universitat de València
• Casa Mediterráneo
• Chair for a New Green Transition
  Universitat de València
• Faculty of Law
  Universitat de València
• Department of Constitutional Law, Political and Administrative Sciences
  Universitat de València