(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 6. Hosting COP29 in
Baku marks an important step for the world, Deputy Chairman of
Türkish Constitutional Court Basri Bagci said during the Law and
Climate International conference in Baku today, Trend reports.
He emphasized that climate change is no walk in the park; it's a
tough nut to crack for the future worldwide.
"Law is one of the most crucial tools in addressing issues
related to climate and the environment. The Constitutional Court of
Türkiye has made decisions on climate and environmental matters. We
are fortunate to have the opportunity to bring these issues to
light in Azerbaijan and hope that today's conference will conclude
successfully," he added.
To note, the conference organizers are the Supreme Court of
Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Union of Judges.
The participants include Ramiz Rzayev, Chairman of the Judges'
Union, COP29 President and Minister of Ecology and Natural
Resources Mukhtar Babayev, Chairman of the Supreme Court Inam
Karimov, Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva, President of
the International Association of Judges Duro Sessa, and other
notable persons.
The event aims to catch the eye of the legal community to global
processes related to climate change and to bring to light the
existing tools for international and national legal regulation in
this area.
The conference will feature discussions on topics such as "The
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol,
Paris Agreement, Doha Amendment", "Climate Change and Human Rights:
Challenges and Legal Regulation", "Specifics of Judicial
Decision-Making in National and International Courts on Climate
Disputes", and "The Role of Combating Environmental Crime in
Achieving Climate Goals: International and National Contexts", and
others.
This November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This decision was
made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last
year. Baku will become the center of the world and will receive
about 70–80,000 foreign guests.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an
agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992
to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
COP-the Conference of the Parties-is the highest legislative body
overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the
Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held
annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Germany's
Berlin, with its secretariat in Bonn.
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