IMEL Awarded the Hosting of the 23rd IUCNAEL Colloquium (2026)
IMEL is very excited about being awarded the privilege to host the 23rd IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (AEL) Colloquium to be held in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town in December 2026. The IUCNAEL is the largest global grouping of environmental law scholars, with members drawn from 180 universities spanning 57 countries. The theme for the 23rd IUCNAEL Colloquium is “It’s the End of the World as We Know It – and I Feel? – North-South Dialogues on the Way Forward for Law”. Planning for the Colloquium will start in earnest in 2025. The local organising committee comprises of Dr Denning Metuge, Associate Professor Melanie Murcott and Professor Sandy Paterson.