New Directions for Climate Accountability: The Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion

Featuring Viviana Krsticevic, Executive Director of the Center for Justice and International Law and Nikki Reisch, Director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law, in conversation with Prof. Laurel E. Fletcher. 

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from leading experts involved in the landmark Advisory Opinion 32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in July 2025 on climate emergency and international human rights! The Court clarified that human rights law creates binding obligations on States to prevent, reduce, and remedy the harms of the climate crisis and recognized the right to a safe climate and healthy environment. Learn about the historic legal significance, the consultative process, and the impact for advocates, States, and communities. Open to Berkeley Law students, staff, faculty and Visiting Scholars. Registration is Required! Space is limited and we have reached capacity so the RSVP list is now closed.  

For more information or accommodations, please contact Toni Mendicino, tmendicino@law.berkeley.edu or 510-643-7969.  Sponsored by the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law. Cosponsors: Cosponsors: Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, Climate Migration and Displacement Project, Environmental Law Clinic, Ecology Law Quarterly, Human Rights Center, and the Human Rights Clinic.