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Summer School 2026 on Methodology of Legal Comparison

For the first time, UNIBO and the École de Droit of Sciences Po join forces in a joint programme between Bologna and Paris dedicated to legal comparison

Published on 12 December 2025

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Emergy analysis to understand the complexity of climate actions

An integrated emergy approach to assess the scientific, social, and legal dimensions of climate policies

Published on 04 December 2025

Model Laws

New Model Laws for a Legal Ecosystem That Recognizes the Rights of Nature

New legislative proposals from LUMEN that transform the ecosystemic approach into innovative legal instruments, recognizing Nature’s rights and supporting fairer and more sustainable policies.

Published on 04 December 2025

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Environment and Land Conflicts in Northern Finland: a Sámi Perspective

New hybrid seminar by the LUMEN and Jean Monnet EVE projects of the Cesare Alfieri School of Political Sciences, University of Florence — November 26

Published on 24 November 2025

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Kick-Off of the Jean Monnet Module CLIMOVE-U: Focus on Climate Migration and Legal Governance

On 17 November 2025 in Bari, the module will be presented with experts from the LUMEN project on interdisciplinary perspectives and climate migration law

Published on 12 November 2025

Video Pills

Video Pill #6: Vito Comar on the Rights of Nature, Indigenous Worldviews, and Ecological Resilience

The sixth LUMEN video pill explores the connection between Indigenous knowledge and ecosystem protection in Brazil

Published on 30 October 2025

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Call for Contributions – II International Congress on Comparative and Constitutional Law “Cuba CON-PARA 2026”

Professors, researchers, students, and legal and political science professionals worldwide are invited to participate in Havana, February 3–6, 2026 - deadline Nov. 30, 2025

Published on 30 October 2025

Model Laws

Declaration of the Rights of the Venetian Lagoon and the Responsibilities of Its Inhabitants and Users

The fourth model law of the LUMEN project, by Silvia Bagni and Amilcare D’Andrea from the University of Bologna, to protect the lagoon ecosystem and promote civic responsibility

Published on 30 October 2025

Video Pills

Video Pill #5: Interview with Liana Amin Lima da Silva on Consultation Protocols and the Rights of Nature in Brazil

The fifth LUMEN project insight focuses on Indigenous communities and the protection of ancestral territories.

Published on 30 October 2025

Model Laws

Model Law on the Recognition of Peasant Agriculture, the Promotion of Agroecology, and the Protection of Agrobiodiversity

Third model law of the LUMEN project, curated by Silvia Bagni from the University of Bologna, to strengthen the protection of agricultural biodiversity and enhance peasant agriculture

Published on 30 October 2025

Reports

“You Need a Seed To Build a Table”: Earth and the Rights of Nature at the Heart of the LUMEN Project

On Oct. 10–11, 2025, in Forlì, the LUMEN project’s final conference united students, researchers, and global activists to promote sustainability and build resilient communities.

Published on 29 October 2025

Model Laws

Model law for the recognition of Nature's rights

Second model law of the LUMEN project to promote Nature as a rights-bearing entity by Silvia Bagni from the University of Bologna and Vito Comar from the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Published on 30 October 2025