The Madame de Staël Prize Lecture is an annual scientific event hosted by ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities. Each year, the laureate of the Madame de Staël Prize delivers an interactive lecture related to their own research and reflecting on current affairs in the European political and scientific landscape.

On 6 November 2021, this year’s laureate, Professor Helen Keller, delivered a lecture titled ‘Climate Change in Human Rights Courts: Overcoming Procedural Hurdles in Transboundary Environmental Cases’. Her lecture touched upon the rising number of environmental cases brought before domestic and international human rights bodies, and how these courts, including the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), can overcome the admissibility hurdles that currently prevent climate cases from receiving full consideration on their merits.

A panel discussion was held following Professor Keller’s lecture. The panel was moderated by Professor Başak Çalı (Hertie School), and joined by panelists Professor Felix Ekardt (Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Policy), and Dr Adam Levy (Science Journalist and Climate Communicator).

More about the Madame de Staël Prize: https://allea.org/allea-madame-stael-prize/

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Welcome Remarks by Swiss Ambassador Paul R Seger
6:51 Laudation by Professor Antonio Loprieno
23:15 Lecture by Professor Helen Keller
58:08 Panel Discussion