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The right to life and climate change

January 6, 2020 Dave Inder Comar

Climate litigators in the United States should begin to consider the right to life in preparing new forms of climate litigation.

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In Climate Change, Community Contributions Tags climate change, right to life, climate crisis, climate breakdown

The Urgenda Climate Case And A Human Rights-Based Approach To Climate Litigation

December 26, 2019 Vaughn Rajah

The Urgenda case is a landmark, historic ruling that could pave the way for greater judicial intervention in dealing with the climate breakdown.

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In Climate Change, Legal Updates Tags Urgenda case, climate change, climate litigation, climate breakdown, The Netherlands, international law

A Clamp Down on Freedom of Speech In Response To the Climate Breakdown

December 16, 2019 Laila Sayed

Australia looks to clamp down on freedom of speech as weather conditions worsen due to the climate breakdown.

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In Current Affairs, International Law and Justice, Climate Change Tags climate change, climate breakdown, Australia, Scott Morrison, freedom of speech, ICCPR, undemocratic trend

COP25 ends in acrimony, and potential disaster for a habitable planet

December 16, 2019 Dave Inder Comar

Climate talks are in a state of historic disarray after a number of major setbacks at COP25.

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In Current Affairs, Climate Change Tags COP25, climate change, climate breakdown

ExxonMobil Avoids Liability In Action Brought By New York Attorney General

December 12, 2019 Dave Inder Comar

Unchecked climate change will threaten fundamental human rights, including the right to life. Will fossil fuel corporations face liability for damage to those rights? ExxonMobil survives at least one such effort in New York.

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In Business and Human Rights, Climate Change, Current Affairs Tags ExxonMobil, climate change, climate litigation, securities fraud, right to life
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The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023
The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023

Bosnia’s “invisible children” born as a consequence of sexual violence during the Yugoslav War have finally received legal recognition as civil victims of war.

Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023

Tension between China and the US has impacted on students who wish to study in American institutions, who now face suspicion and barriers to immigration. 

Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023

Hong Kong’s National Security Law puts democratic activists behind bars, these extensive powers to prosecute, detain, and imprison puts minors in danger.

Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023

Several Arab countries have witnessed major upheaval leading to protests against authoritarian regimes, known worldwide as the revolutions of the Arab Spring.

Jan 11, 2023
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022

Belarus’ use of migrants as a political weapon against the EU has led to a swathe of anti-migrant laws in Lithuania. As EU courts condemn the legislation, the bloc is itself coming to blows with Lithuania.

Dec 18, 2022

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