Environment and the Law: Protect or Develop—Is There a Choice?

CIAJ’s annual conference will highlight the dilemmas between the need to protect the environment and the necessity to support economic development. How can we reconcile the demands of resource protection with those of development? Between the perspectives of Indigenous communities and those of Canadians, questions of justice and sustainability are pressing.

Topics: Environmental law ; Environmental justice ; Climate crisis ; Human rights and the environment ; Climate refugees ; Immigration and rights ; Land rights ; Indigenous peoples ; Sustainable development ; Social and environmental justice ; Climate justice ; Environmental crises and human rights ; Climate change impacts ; Equity and sustainability ; Environmental governance ; Legal reforms for a sustainable future