High Level Conference on Environmental Protection and Human Rights
organised under the aegis of the Georgian Presidency
of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
27 February 2020 - Palais de l’Europe,
Hemicycle Room - Strasbourg
ProgrammeProgramme | Webcast (morning) | Webcast (afternoon)Laurent Fabius: ENG | Original Final Declaration by the Georgian Presidency: ENG |
The Georgian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe organises a High-level Conference on Environmental Protection and Human Rights which will be held at the headquarters of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France).
The objective of this event is to discuss the relation between human rights and environmental protection in the context of national policies. The participants will explore how to develop a strategy to support member States in better meeting their obligations in the field. In this context, they will examine the potential of the European Convention on Human Rights and other Council of Europe instruments for protecting the environment, while also considering current or previous initiatives at universal, regional and national levels, notably with the Global Pact for the Environment.
In a declaration made in Strasbourg at the conference on environmental protection and human rights, the Georgian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers called to review the relevant Council of Europe legal arsenal and complement it by adopting a recommendation and a strategy in this field.
- Final Declaration by the Georgian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and its French version
Introductory Report to the Conference
- The Environment and Human Rights, by Prof. Elisabeth Lambert (CNRS Research Director, SAGE Research Unit, University of Strasbourg)
Videos
High-level Conference on Environmental Protection and Human Rights | How can criminal law help to combat environmental crimes? | Do we have the right to a healthy environment? | Documentary film "The Code" |
#HREnvironment Conference Takeaways: Kristīne Līcis | #HREnvironment Conference Takeaways: Professor David R. Boyd | #HREnvironment Conference Takeaways: Katariina Jahkola | #HREnvironment Conference Takeaways: Professor Elisabeth Lambert |
Useful legal instruments, publications and resources
Council of Europe, Conventions
- Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Rome, 1950)
- European Social Charter (revised) (Strasbourg, 1996)
- Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern, 1979)
- Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment (Lugano, 1993)
- Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (Strasbourg,1998)
- European Landscape Convention (Florence, 2000)
- Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents (Tromsø, 2010)
- Manual on Human Rights and the environment (2nd edition, 2012)
- Fact-sheet of the Court Environment and the European Convention on human rights (2019)
