Mark your calendars for a landmark gathering at the intersection of law, human rights, and the protection of the planet: the Ecocide, Human Rights, and Environmental Justice Conference taking place on 31 October 2025 in London.

This one-day conference will bring together scholars, activists, diplomats and lawmakers from across the globe for an interdisciplinary conversation at the cutting edge of international law and ecological survival. 

Featuring selected papers from the forthcoming Special Issue of the International Journal on Human Rights on this topic, the day will also spotlight campaigners, law makers and leading states in the campaign to make ecocide an international crime.

What to Expect

✔️ Insightful talks by contributing authors to the Journal Special Issue
✔️ Engaging dialogue on the intersections of ecocide, environmental justice and human rights
✔️ A rare opportunity to connect with global thought leaders and changemakers

The conference may be of interest to legal professionals, human rights advocates, international law and environmental scholars, policy makers, students, and anyone committed to ecological justice.

This conference is proudly co-organised by UCLA Law The Promise Institute Europe and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study.

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