The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...

We went as lawyers — from Blue Ocean Law, the firm that represented Vanuatu in the historic advisory opinion proceedings on climate change before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The ruling has been hailed by UN human rights experts as a transformative step in advancing climate justice and environmental protection through the lens of international human rights law.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a landmark ...

It underlined that "the right to a healthy environment" is included among the rights protected by the American Convention on ...

“We have not created the issue. We are the victims of the issue. However, we are not going to act like victims. We are going ...

Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of ...

Omotola Osude, a Nigerian legal scholar and climate justice advocate, is raising an alarm that is being heard far beyond her ...

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 ...

Historic climate change proceedings to open at UN’s top court Small nations that say they're devastated by an environmental crisis they haven't caused are hoping an opinion from the International ...