L-R: Kelsey Jost-Creegan, Sarah Sax, Adam Weiss, Jovana Ríos Cisnero, Cristel de León, and Nathalya Desterro after the panel discussion at the New York City Bar Association, September 25, 2025. Photo credit: Vance Center On September 25, the Vance Center, Women’s Link Worldwide, and the Smith Family Human Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School co-hosted a panel discussion, “Climate Justice in the Courts: Centering Communities, Women and Girls, and Human Rights in Legal Responses to the Climate Crisis.” The panel featured insights from human rights practitioners, lawyers, and advocates on strategies to decolonize the law and ensure decisions from international... read more
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Vance Center Co-Hosts Climate Week NYC Panel on Climate Justice in the Courts
Posted on September 30, 2025
Vance Center Co-Hosts Discussion on International Climate Litigation
Posted on October 24, 2023The October event, chaired by Milbank partner and Vance Center Committee member Viren Mascarenhas, featured a lively exchange on a range of issues and brought together a diverse range of voices from government, finance, and civil society. UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment David Boyd reported from his recent country mission to Botswana, highlighting the importance of human rights as a framework for international justice and cooperation in ensuring that less developed countries are able to access finance necessary for a just transition. Lucía Solano, legal adviser to the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN, outlined... read more