In the eighth Webinar in the WCEL Webinar Series, leading academics and judges gave an overview of recent European environmental case law, focusing specifically on supranational courts in Europe including the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

The Webinar was moderated by Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General for the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The high level panel included:

• Dr. Charles-Hubert Born, Professor of Law, University of Louvain, CJEU jurisprudence on protection of habitats: Natura 2000
• Dr. Laura Burgers, Lecturer in Private Law, Amsterdam Centre for Transformative private law, University of Amsterdam, Climate change litigation in European private law
• Dr. Christoph Sobotta, Legal Secretary (Référendaire), Chambers of Advocate General Juliane Kokott Court of Justice of the European Union, Recent CJEU Jurisprudence on Air Quality
• Dr. Hendrik Schoukens, Post-doc Assistant and Lecturer, Ghent University, Recent CJEU Jurisprudence on Strict Species Protection

You can view a recording of the webinar here: