Annual ClimLaw:Graz PhD Workshop

It is within our goals at ClimLaw: Graz to provide a space to engage and develop research in the field of climate law and litigation. As such we have begun the ClimLaw: Graz 1st Annual PhD Workshop on Climate Law and Litigation in cooperation with UNEP, UBA and ASSELLAU. 

Each year a number of academic institutions host PhD Workshops across various fields with the aim of assisting PhD students, as well as fellow researchers and academics, in presenting research and sharing ideas or engaging with fellow academics on topics of interest. It is in this context that the ClimLaw: Graz 1^st Annual PhD Workshop on Climate Law and Climate Litigation (ClimLaw: Graz PhD Workshop) was envisioned. 

Often, there are a number of PhD Workshops hosted which specialize in Environmental Law, on a broad basis. These workshops have been extremely useful in addressing environmental issues however they fail to provide in depth analysis and discussion on more particular aspects of environmental law, such as climate law. 

Therefore, with this in mind, the ClimLaw: Graz PhD Workshop is introduced to address the gap in Climate Law research by providing a workshop directly tailored to Climate Law and its various nuances. With this annual workshop, ClimLaw: Graz seeks to provide academics and researchers alike a platform for engaged discussion and insight. As an international workshop, there are no limits to region or topic, as such each year the workshop will cover different or expanding elements of climate law while also seeking to (comparatively) address developments in climate litigation and rule of law. Additionally the workshop functions within the structures of a newly established seminar at the University of Graz, which is the “Comparative Climate Law and Litigation” Seminar.