ImprovEUorGlobe International Workshop "The UN 2030 Agenda in the EU Trade Policy: Improving Global Governance for a Sustainable New World"

The event gathers senior and young researchers of the Seed Funding Una Europa Research Project “ImprovEUorGlobe”.

PROGRAMME

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

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