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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...
Environmental Rights and Future Generations
Environmental harm done today will undeniably affect future generations. How can we make sure their ...
Historical Indigenous diplomacy for taking care of Mother Earth and the Rights of Nature
After decades of Indigenous diplomacy efforts at the UN concerning the concept of “Mother Earth-Na...
The Audacity of Hope for People and Planet: 2023 New York SDG Summit Outcome and Beyond: Part – II
On September 19, 2023, the United Nations SDG Summit came to a close. In this context, Pr. Dr. Bhara...