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Ocean Rights: A Citizen Tide in the Face of Diplomatic Silence
Ocean Rights Ignored, Citizens Respond Despite high hopes, the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice f...
After UNOC 3: For a Protocol on Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
The 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice (June 2025) spotlighted the urgent threat of plastic pollutionâ€...
Awaiting Wisdom of the World Court: Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change
UN Photo: Seat of the ICJ, Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands  I. Introduction: 2024 â...
To Really Stop Ecocide, We Need to Stop Zoocide
We need to stop factory farming and industrial scale fishing in order to meet climate and biodiversi...
The Pact for the Future of the Planet: Making Multilateralism Work
The Summit adopted an ambitious outcome document – Pact of the Future– along with its two annexe...
A slow dance: What next for the right to a healthy environment after the European Court of Human Rights Climate judgment?
In Verein Klima Seniorinnen Schweiz v Switzerland, the Grand Chamber decided that Switzerland must t...
Granny Green vs. Swiss Scream: Upholding Climate Justice and the Rule-of-Law
The article discusses how Switzerland's rejection of a landmark climate ruling by the European Court...
Sharing the burden of climate losses by the corporate sector or see you in Court?
In this article, Jaap Spier and Sam Wiegers discuss the urgent need for the corporate sector to addr...
The Role of Human Rights Law in Climate Obligations
This article was originally published in Open Global Rights, as part of a series of articles on the ...
Towards a Human-Rights-Proof Energy Transition
To meet their obligations under the Paris Agreement to mitigate their emissions of greenhouse gases,...
The Evolution of Human Rights: Exploring the Third Generation through the Lens of Environmental Rights and the 1992 Rio Declaration
The concept of human rights has evolved over time, with each new "generation" expanding protections ...
Greening Rights : Progress, Reflections, and Future Horizons
The human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment traces its roots back to the 1972 S...