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The Audacity of Hope for People and Planet: Rescue Plan for 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
In the context of the upcoming SDG Summit in September, Pr. Dr. Bharat Desai reflects on sustainable...
Green Human Rights and Common Interest
The establishment and further development of environmental human rights is an important component of...
The adoption of the “BBNJ” Agreement: What is in the text and what are the next steps?
On June 29th 2023, the United Nations finally adopted the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction ...
Climate change and the advisory function of international courts and tribunals
A coalition of member States led by Vanuatu is bringing a draft resolution to the UNGA to request an...
Global Climate Change as a Planetary Concern: A Wake-Up Call for the Decision-makers
In the wake of COP27, Prof. Bharat H. Desai of the Centre for International Legal Studies at Jawahar...
Scoring a Goal for Latin America and the Caribbean in Plastic Pollution Talks
Key Proposals: The article offers an analysis of the interests of a multilateral negotiation of a bi...
Green Diplomacy: Birth of a new Blog
The Blog “Pathway to the 2022 Declaration” evolves today to “Green Diplomacy.”
The Repurposed UN Trusteeship Council for the Future
The Context and Idea On 15 July 2022, IOS Press published an ideational proposal of this author ent...
Exploring Pathways to an International Agreement to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground
It is increasingly recognised (even if not always in public) that the goals of the Paris Agreement w...
The international recognition of environmental rights: companies’ obligations
Today's environmental and social challenges make it more necessary than ever to strengthen the envir...
The Contribution of Transnational Environmental Rules and Standards to Realisation of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment
This essay analyses the adoption of Resolution 76/300 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),...
At the confluence of environmental and human rights law
The recent recognition of the human right to a healthy environment partakes of both international en...