Opening: Welcoming Remarks
Chaired by Carmen Pérez González, Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Social and
Legal Sciences, UC3M; Associate Professor of Public International Law at UC3M.
Pablo Ruiz-Jarabo, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for the United Nations,
International Organizations and Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and
Cooperation, Spain.
Manuel Blasco Gómez, Brigadier General; Deputy Director General, Directorate General for
Planification and Environment, Ministry of Defence, Spain.
Chistina Voigt, Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law; Co-chair of
the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee; Professor of Public
international law and Coordinator at PluriCourts, Center of Excellence at the University of Oslo,
Norway (online).
Montserrat Abad Castelos, Professor of Public International Law at UC3M and Co-director
of the ICEL’s International Secretariat.