Updates from the Observatory
1st edition of the Summer School “Inclusion and Sustainability in Vulnerability (ISV): A Transdisciplinary Approach
CALL for participation – deadline 18 August 2025
We are pleased to announce the 1st edition of the Summer School “Inclusion and Sustainability in Vulnerability (ISV): A Transdisciplinary Approach”, co-organized by the University for Foreigners of Perugia and the HEurope HRJust project (with the involvement of the University of Bern). The summer school will take place in Norcia (PG), Italy, from September 15 to 19, 2025.
Advisory Opinion 32 of 2025: Climate Emergency and Human Rights
3 July 2025
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a historic Advisory Opinion recognizing the climate emergency as a human rights crisis. The Court affirmed states’ legal duties, introduced the right to a healthy climate, and acknowledged nature’s rights. Citing a brief by Prof. Elisa Fornalé and others, the Opinion emphasized international cooperation…
Human Rights Justifications in the EU and Beyond
3 September 2025 12:30 PM (CEST)
The webinar will present the book project “Human Rights Justifications in the EU and Beyond” (WP3, HRJust), which explores when and how states and the EU can legitimately invoke human rights as justification. The interdisciplinary team draws on law, philosophy, and political science, using diverse methods.