Announcement

The Center for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy mourns its founder Prof. Charles Odidi Okidi. Until his demise, the late Professor was an outstanding Environmental Law scholar whose unwavering commitment to building capacity in this area led him to earn the title of “the father of environmental law”. He was an academic who greatly contributed to the global development of environmental law and dedicated his life to seeking to improve how the environment is governed.

Professor Okidi was a mentor, institution builder and scholar of world repute.

CASELAP wishes to convey its sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and all who came into association with him. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Director,

CASELAP

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The Environmental Law Center (ELC) in the faculty of law of the University of Cologne invites the submission of abstracts for the 1st  African Environmental Law Conference with the theme “Environmental Justice Systems in Africa: Exploring Cultural and Economic Factors”. 
The conference will hold virtually on 28th May 2021 and will connect African environmental law teachers and researchers from universities within and outside Africa. Submissions are especially encouraged to discuss cases where Africans decide to opt for justice in western countries in seeking remediation and compensation for damages caused by activities of multinational companies, it points to a problem to which adequate attention has not yet been beyond what can be called academic complaints. In these situations, what factors are contributing to affected communities and groups of persons seeking Justice outside their Jurisdiction? What lessons can be learned from the systems that exist and are active in Africa and outside Africa?

Conference papers will be selected to reflect a comparative reach of different African countries and published as a book under the direction of the ELC.

Instructions for the Submission of Abstracts Abstracts and papers must be written in English, complete with title, author(s)’s name(s), and institutional affiliation. Abstracts should contain the aim of the paper, main points, and a brief conclusion (300 words, maximum). Abstracts should not contain tables, graphs, drawings, etc.

Abstracts should be addressed to Dr. Dennis Agelebe, ELC, and sent to environmental-law-center@uni-koeln.de The subject of the email should be “Abstract – 2021 AELC”.
Abstracts should be submitted by the 1st of April 2021.

Welcome to the Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP). We are glad to have you as our students for the academic year 2020/2021. Below are links that contain information that is important for your orientation and registration as a student. 

1. ORIENTATION PROGRAMME, 2020 INTAKE

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2. CHECKLIST FOR NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS

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3. PROCEDURE FOR INTER-FACULTY TRANSFER

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We look forward to receiving you at CASELAP.

The September intake for postgraduate studies in Environmental Law is on!!

Study with us and get equipped with hands-on relevant in environmental governance, ensuring inter-generational succession of environmental management experts. 

For more information, visit the Graduate school admissions on the University of Nairobi website. 

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