The ESIL Interest Group on International Environmental Law is organizing an interdisciplinary International Conference on “Liberalism and Ecology in the Anthropocene” to be held at the University of Messina, Italy, in collaboration with West Virginia University, USA. This event is supported by the ESIL Interest Group on International Legal Theory and Philosophy and co-organized by Italian Society of Philosophy of Law (SIFD).

Venue and dates: The international conference will take place in person, on the premises of the University of Messina, Italy on 30 June – 2 July 2022. It will be possible to follow the conference online.

Publication opportunities: The conference organizers have publication plans for the presented papers. The precise nature and format of publication will be discussed in more detail during the conference, however, the organizers preliminary vision is to publish an edited book  with an international publisher or a special section or special issue of a Journal.

Conference Chairs and Coordinators: Paolo Davide Farah (West Virginia University, USA & gLAWcal – Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development, United Kingdom) and Alessio Lo Giudice (University of Messina, Italy).

Scientific Committee: Chamu Kuppuswamy (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom), Martin Svec (Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic), Ozlem Ulgen (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom), Carmela Panella (University of Messina, Italy), Daria Boklan (HSE University)

Please find the links to register and further details in the programme.

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