Global Human Rights Centre

International Conference on Human Rights, Sustainability and Climate Change.

The Vinson Centre, University of Buckingham, Hunter Street, MK18 1EG. United Kingdom.

20 September 2024

The University of Buckingham Law School in Partnership with Global Human Rights Centre  Presents the;

International Conference on Human Rights, Sustainability and Climate Change.

 

The Vinson Centre, University of Buckingham, 

Hunter Street,

MK18 1EG, United Kingdom

20 September 2024.

Welcome to the annual International Conference on Human Rights, Sustainability and Climate Change (ICHRSCC). As an inter-disciplinary conference, researchers, experts, scholars, postgraduate students, academics and non-academics, public commentators, policy makers, activists are invited to submit abstracts for presentation to present key findings, explore and activate result-driven solutions on conference themes, including, environmental, sustainability, energy transitions and human rights impacts of climate change on social economic and developmental welfare of human beings. Presenters can send full paper for publication and selected papers from conference presentation will be published in The Lord Denning Law Journal (peer reviewed) or an edited book collection.

We invite speakers and call for papers with themes relating to but not limited to the following
  • International Human Rights Law
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change and Human Rights
  • Business and Human Rights
  • Universal Climate Justice
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Transitions
  • Sustainable Development
  • The Rule of Law and Sustainable Development
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Ecocriticism and Environmental Studies
  • Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
  • Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)
  • Fast Fashion, Human Rights and Climate Crises
  • Climate Activism, Ecological Integrity and Social Justice
  • Sustainability and Fashion
  • Garment Workers Rights

Participate as a In-person Presenter

Submit a maximum 250 words abstract proposal connected but not limited to themes listed above to info@globalhumanrightscentre.org or lawconference@buckingham.ac.uk

The conference participants will be presented with:

  1. Certificate of participation.
  2. Conference folder/brochure of programme.
  3. Online digital access to photographs and other resources to stay connected after the conference.
  4. Accepted conference papers will be published in a reputable journal – The Lord Denning Law Journal (peer reviewed).
  5. A letter of acceptance to aid visa processing can be provided for accepted international delegates coming from outside the United Kingdom.
  6. Presenters would need to pay a 100 GPB conference registration fee.
  7. Postgraduate research students are exempted from conference fee payment.
  8. Breakfast and lunch will be served on the day of the conference to participants, panellists and attendees.

Note: If your abstract is accepted for presentation and you require a waiver of the conference fee as a result of experiencing extreme hardship, please send an email to the organisers detailing the grounds for the waiver.

All Participants are responsible for taking care of their travelling, accommodation and feeding. We are happy to provide non-financial assistance for those needing accommodation and travelling by pointing them in the right direction.

Proposed timeline of events

  1. Interested participants must submit abstracts before the end working hours on 20 April 2024. Decisions are made within two weeks of abstract submission. Note: The conference fee is due to be paid upon notification of abstract acceptance – a formal letter of acceptance will be issued once payment is received.
  2. Owners of selected abstracts must confirm their physical attendance and presentation at the conference by 1 July 2024.
  3. PowerPoint presentation must be submitted by 1 August 2024.
  4. Participants who desire to submit full paper for publication must complete papers for publication and submit by 30 August 2024. Please note that it is the responsibility of the participants/author to ensure that the paper is of high quality of the paper.
  5. In the week commencing 16 September 2024, a reminder email is sent to all participants to confirm that there is no change of circumstance and for them to validate their attendance.
  6. Programme of events will be provided to participants before or on the day of conference. All delegates should arrive at 8am for registration and validation.

Conference Fee: 100 GPB

Student Audience Pass

Audience passes are available for all individuals with interests in the conference themes and can benefit from the information, resources, contact and content of the presenters and speakers. Audience can also join preliminary discussions, plenary sessions and participate is Q & A segments.

 

Fee: FREE

Benefits of Becoming a Presenter

Present to a global community

In-person presentation provides the opportunity to share your research, opinion pieces, literature and activist experience with a global and multi-disciplinary audience.

Build your network

We pride ourselves on connecting international voices and interdisciplinary dialogue through our network of qualified human rights and fashion sustainability experts, academicians, writers, campaigners, researchers, activists, policy and change makers.

Publishing

We provide the opportunity to be published in our Human Rights in Fashion Peer Reviewed Journal or the Edited Book Collection. We also support a variety of Open Access publication pathways to allow maximum flexibility to support principle of open research.

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