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Climate Litigation and Children’s Rights: Unpacking the CRC’s New General Comment

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Furthermore, the CRC underscored the foreseeable nature of harm stemming from states’ carbon emissions, supported by established scientific evidence. 11 GC26), with due regard to the precautionary principle (IV. Argentina et al. ). 14 (2000) §§3, 4, and 11).

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First Circuit Certified State Law Preemption Questions in Case Challenging Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading at Harbor. and non-U.S. 19-50178 (5th Cir.

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