Professor Shameem Appointed On The Committee Of Legal Experts

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fiji Professor Shaista Shameem has been appointed to the Committee of Legal Experts to assist a new initiative, the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law.

New commission

The new commission, formed during COP 26, was registered with the United Nations by the Pacific nation of Tuvalu and the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. The commission creates the possibility of claiming damages from major polluting countries through judicial means, such as the UN’s International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

It is expected that other small island states affected by climate change will sign up to the commission as it gathers momentum after COP 26.

Professor Shameem joins 13 other members on the Committee of Legal Experts assisting the commission.

Human Rights Sub-committee

Professor Shameem has been appointed the chair of the Human Rights Sub-committee.

Other sub-committees are Loss and Damages, Marine Environment and Sea-Level Rise.

Professor Shameem said she was honoured to be requested to serve on the Committee of Legal Experts assisting the commission.

Her appointment allows the University of Fiji to participate internationally in resolving the most significant issue of the century, namely climate change.

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