HBKU Organizes First International Conference on Energy, Sustainability

Doha, March 19 (QNA) - Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)'s Law Society and the European Law Students Association (ELSA Padova), University of Padova, Italy organized "Green Mirror: A Look at Our Sustainable Future", the first international conference on energy and sustainability. The two day joint online conference explored new comparative insights on environmental laws and policies in Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The international gathering was an opportunity for law students to shape discussions on legal, political, and social implications and share their own research with established law scholars and practitioners from leading universities. Multidisciplinary contributions were at the center of an insightful panel featuring graduate students and young practitioners from HBKU and several international universities, titled "Innovations in Sustainable Law and Governance". Other panels considered "Investments, Labor and Sustainability in Qatar and Italy," "Energy, Environment, Sustainability and the Law," and "Tools for Advancing Human Rights, Sustainability and the Environment in Key Sectors". Speaking after the conference, Elena Indar Athwal, Law Society President and Co-Chair of the event, remarked: "We are delighted that our Law Society collaborated with ELSA Padova, which is also student-led, to present this inaugural forum. Sustainability is embedded in our courses and it has been featured in our many conferences and lectures. The Law Society-ELSA Padova event offered innovative and global perspectives on todays pressing problems. Vice President of ELSA Padova and Co-Chair of the conference Sofia Cassagrande said: "This was a tremendous opportunity to reflect on how environmental law and sustainability interact with human rights and other objectives, in the presence of accomplished academic, legal, and industry leaders and fellow students. The conference both deepened our comparative knowledge and brought forward new areas to explore further." (QNA)