This Article develops a transnational legal framework for conceptualizing climate change as a human rights violation. It argues that the recognition of climate

Almost immediately upon his second inauguration, President Trump took several actions that subvert longstanding norms, contravene long-settled Supreme Court precedent, and disrespect the authority of ...

by dr Angela Hefti Introduction In Switzerland, every two weeks a woman is killed, and women experience disproportionately high levels of domestic violence. Femi(ni)cide is not only a Latin American p...

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Climate change poses significant risks to the human right to life. However, international adjudicators have either neglected to examine right to life claims in the context of climate risks or dismisse...

Cambridge Core - Transnational Environmental Law - Volume 13 - Issue 3

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

Intersectional Victims as Agents of Change in International Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation

Day 2 of the Series of Climate Justice Events at HLS (The Harvard Human Rights Journal Symposium is on Day...

In line with its mandate to guarantee the rights enshrined within the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), and in the context of the right to d

Climate change is raising sea levels, and many low-lying islands are at risk. But determining which communities will be first to leave is impossible to answer.