Climate Change Coastal Erosion Law 
Legal Planet
MARCH 3, 2025
Often described as a superfund for climate, these bills would require the oil and gas sector to pay into a fund to cover costs related to their emissions. This Climate Superfund Fund would be created in the State Treasury. Disadvantaged communities are hit first and worst by extreme weather events and climate-related disasters.
Law Columbia
JULY 30, 2025
The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change has already been hailed as a historic contribution to the evolving body of case-law on climate-related international law.
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Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2025
The request follows similar initiatives at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS, see here and here ), the International Court of Justice (ICJ, see here and here ), and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here ). 4, African Charter), the right to health (art.
A Greener Life
JULY 6, 2025
As the world’s attention turns toward COP30, Brazil’s evolving environmental strategies will play a crucial role in shaping global discussions on sustainability, climate change, and conservation efforts. Deforestation decline in the Amazon Deforestation in the Amazon has reached a nine-year low, with a significant 30.6%
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
The foundational document of international human rights law is the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By recognizing and documenting the threat of climate change to cultural heritage, we add one more important layer of rights-based obligations to hold nations accountable for reducing carbon emissions.
Law Columbia
APRIL 9, 2024
In a transformative moment for European and global climate litigation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled today that the state has a positive duty to adopt, and effectively implement in practice, regulations and measures capable of mitigating the existing and potentially irreversible future effects of climate change.
Law Columbia
JULY 26, 2025
Many commentators have hailed these decisions as “ historic ” and “ landmark ,” characterizing them as transformative moments in global climate jurisprudence. What the ICJ Said: Recognizing Climate Displacement under Non-Refoulement In its single paragraph addressing climate change-induced displacement (para.
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