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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) ...
A South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis brought “the world's biggest problem to the world's ...
In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...
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 ...
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 ruled Organization of American States members must take "all necessary measures" to ...
JURIST Staff, US JULIANA V. UNITED STATES: CASE ANALYIS Climate change is the biggest problem of our time. It is a problem spanning generations and across continents, ...
As a former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice and a judge for over twenty years, it is apparent to me that the most important ...
An international court’s opinion that greenhouse gases are an ocean pollutant is already being used in the fight against climate change. Small island states are especially susceptible to climate ...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion on the human rights obligations of States in the Americas to tackle the climate emergency is a landmark step forward for the region – and ...