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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

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In 2019, the city of Toledo, Ohio adopted the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a municipal law that gave the lake rights of its own. The Supreme Court declared that the Colombia Amazon accordingly was entitled to protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration. Argentina : Asociación Civil por la Justicia Ambiental v.

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Navigating the Intersection of Climate Change and the Law of the Sea: Exploring the ITLOS Advisory Opinion’s Substantive Content

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The Lost Link Between UNCLOS and Climate Change: Substantive Parts of the COSIS Advisory Opinion Questions In 2019, the IPCC put into evidence the importance of the oceans in the climate change regime. This effectively brought climate change to the realm of UNCLOS, which does not expressly deal with the issue.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On October 1, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied fossil fuel companies’ motion for a stay pending their appeal of the district court order remanding Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit against the companies to state court. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. The federal district court for the District of Montana denied motions to dismiss and for a preliminary injunction in litigation challenging a presidential permit issued in 2019 for a cross-border segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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