Today: Climate change and refugee law

22/10/2024

In person at the Federal Court of Australia, Court Room 1 – Tuesday, 22 October at 5.15pm

Please note this CPD will start at 5:15pm, not 5:30pm as previously advised.

The Climate Change Committee of the NSW Bar Association is pleased to announce the commencement of its Climate Law CPD series with a presentation by Prof. Jane McAdam, Chaired by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, the Hon Debra Mortimer.

Prof. Jane McAdam is the Scientia Professor of Law and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW. She has been researching and writing on the implications of climate change for refugee law for many years. Most recently, she has been working with a group of international experts, backed by the UNHCR, to draft international guidance on protection claims for people displaced across borders in the context of climate change and disasters. Her lecture will be the first time the draft guidelines are addressed in public.

The Chief Justice has graciously agreed to host the presentation in Courtroom 1 of Federal Court of Australia (Law Courts Building).

To register for this CPD, please click here. This CPD will be run by registration only. Numbers are limited.

Please provide any written questions in advance to cpd@nswbar.asn.au.

CPD Category: Substantive Law, Practice and Procedure, and Evidence

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