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The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) ...
In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...
THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Monday that it will deliver its advisory opinion on the ...
Omotola Osude, a Nigerian legal scholar and climate justice advocate, is raising an alarm that is being heard far beyond her ...
As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen tours the Pacific this week, nations’ legal obligations to phase out fossil ...
An advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights also concluded that governments have special obligations to ...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a landmark ...
On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...
“The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu commends the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on its groundbreaking advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, issued today in ...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) published its opinion on Thursday that all countries in the Americas have legal obligations under human rights law to confront the climate crisis.