PROGRAMME
Monday 3 July 2023
14:00 Introductory Remarks
- ImprovEUorGlobe Coordinator Prof. Elisa Baroncini, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Presenting the ImprovEUorGlobe Project
- ImprovEUorGlobe Chair Prof. Filippo Fontanelli, University of Edinburgh
UNA Europa Chair Opening Address
14:45 – 16:15 Panel 1: Sustainable Development, Trade and Investments
Moderator: Filippo Fontanelli, Senior Lecturer in International Economic Law, University of Edinburgh
- Susanna Villani, Junior Assistant Professor, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
EU Trade Agreements and Dispute Settlement Mechanisms on Sustainable Development
- Domenico Pauciulo, Senior Assistant Professor, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Sustainable Development in International Investment Agreements: the Approach of the EU
- Mirko Camanna, PhD Candidate in International and EU Law, Università degli Studi di Pavia
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments as Preventive Tools in International Investment Law
- Elisa Baroncini, Full Professor, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
The EU Approach to Litigation in Trade and Investment: Promoting the International Rule of Law
16.15-16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 – 18:30 Panel 2: Sustainable Development and EU Free Trade Agreements
Moderator: Elisa Baroncini, Full Professor, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
- Lien Nguyen, PhD Candidate, University of Helsinki
Cooperation between the EU and Developing Countries: Can We Ratify and Implement the New Measures of Trade Agreements Following Sustainability?
- Cyprian Liske, PhD Candidate, Jagiellonian University
Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapters in Free Trade agreements Concluded by the EU in 2010‒2020. A Comparative Study of Legal Provisions
- Virginia Remondino, PhD Candidate, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Fostering Climate Protection by Means of the EU Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP). A Critical Assessment through the Lens of the Paris Agreement
Tuesday 4 July 2023
09:00 – 10:45 Panel 3: Sustainable Development and Private Actors
Moderator: Reetta Toivanen, Full Professor, University of Helsinki
- Andrea Mensi, Postdoc Researcher, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
The Contribution of the Civil Society in Ensuring the Effectiveness of Sustainable Development Standards in the EU PTAs
- Raquel Regueiro Dubra, Associate Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Illicit Trafficking in Arms: Due Diligence and Accountability of Private Actors in the European Union
- Reetta Toivanen, Full Professor, University of Helsinki
Decolonising Global Sustainability Goals: Arctic Examples
- Maija Lassila, PhD Candidate, University of Helsinki
The Arctic Mineral Rush: Conflicts over Incommensurability in Finland’s Mining Frontier
11:00 – 13:00 Panel 4: Sustainable Development, Climate Change and the Rights of Nature
Moderator: Andrea Mensi, Postdoc Researcher, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
- Andrea Cerofolini, PhD Candidate, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Mapping the State of Climate Litigation in Europe
- Grazia Eleonora Vita, PhD Candidate, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Gender-Based Climate Change Litigation: A Mere Trend or A Key Solution to Address the Problem
- Piotr Szwedo, Associate Professor, Jagiellonian University
The Implications of Rights of Nature for International Economic Law
- Marco Argentini, PhD in International Law, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
How Sovereign Wealth Funds Address Climate Change Considerations
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:45 Panel 5: Human Rights and Cultural Heritage in Trade and Investments
Moderator: Piotr Szwedo, Associate Professor, Jagiellonian University
- Tuija von der Pütten, PhD Candidate, University of Helsinki
Green Foreign Investments in the Arctic and Sami Rights: An International Law Perspective
- Alessandra Quarta, PhD Candidate, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Department of Legal Studies
The Cultural Heritage Clauses in the New Generation of EU FTAs
- Klarissa Martins, Teaching Assistant, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
The Approach of the EU’s Free Trade Agreements in the Promotion of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
16:00 – 17:30 Panel 6: Sustainable Development and EU Trade and Regulatory Policy
Moderator: Ana Maria Daza Vargas, Lecturer in International Law, University of Edinburgh
- Michele Corgatelli, PhD Candidate, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Public Goals and Private Duties in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
- Niccolò Lanzoni, Postdoc Researcher, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
The Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol and the Issue of Digital Sequence Information: Some Observations on the EU Regulatory Policy
- Maria Moreno Sancho, PhD Candidate, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
The US and EU Solar Trade Remedies Saga: The Globalization of Mercantilism
17:30 – 18:00 Concluding Remarks
Prof. Elisa Baroncini, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna