On 29 May 2025, at the request by Chile and Colombia, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) issued an Advisory Opinion on The Climate Emergency and Human Rights.
In parallel, both countries actively participated in the Advisory Opinion requested to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the United Nations General Assembly on The Obligations of States in respect of climate change. The ICJ issued its Advisory Opinion on 23 July 2025.
- Date
- Monday 27 Oct 2025, 15:00 - 18:00
- Type
- Seminar
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula B
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
This event aims to discuss the content and scope of both Advisory Opinions, to determine the prospective grounds of interaction and to explore the scope of this international judicial dynamic regarding the possibility of effectively influencing the conduct of states to protect the climate system and the environment.
It will rely on experts from Chile, Colombia and the Netherlands to address these issues, based on both their academic trajectory and their professional experience in international law.
Programme
- Welcome - Professor Ruard Ganzevoort, Rector of ISS
- Introductory remarks - H.E. Jorge Antonio Carvajal San MartÃn, Ambassador of Chile to the Netherlands
- Opening presentations
- Ambassador Ximena Fuentes – Content and scope of the ICJ Advisory Opinion
- Professor MarÃa Carmelina Londoño – Content and scope of the IAHRC Advisory Opinion
- Professor Federica Violi, Erasmus University Rotterdam – Reflections on the relevance and potential connections between these procedures
- Discussion panel moderated by Dr Rodrigo Mena
- Reaction to discussion - Judge Dire Tladi, International Court of Justice
- Concluding remarks - H.E. Carolina Olarte Bácares, Ambassador of Colombia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The event will be followed by a reception with catering provided by the Embassies of Chile and Colombia.
