Upcoming Training Courses - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Sébastien Duyck is a senior attorney for the Center for International Environmental Law’s Climate & Energy Program, and is the campaign manager for the human rights & climate change portfolio. He leads CIEL’s engagement with UN human rights institutions seeking greater consideration and scrutiny by these bodies of the duties of States to prevent human rights harms caused by climate change or climate responses and to promote environmental democracy.

Prior to joining CIEL, Sébastien worked as a consultant on related issues for a range of organizations including Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice, the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Carbon Market Watch, the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Research Programme (CCAFS) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Sébastien holds a LLM in Public International Law of the University of Helsinki and a LLM in Natural Resources Law and International Environmental Law from the University of Iceland. He is a visiting researcher at the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland). His main fields of research relate to international climate governance, human rights and the environment, and Arctic governance.

Protecting Human Rights and the Environment

Participants in this training course will gain practical insights into UN human rights mechanisms and their role in environmental protection and learn about how to address the interplay between international human rights and environmental law, and explore environmental litigation paths.