Cooperation
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 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...
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...
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...
A Common Response to a Common Concern: Integrating Solidarity in Environmental Law
From the systemic perspective of international environmental law, two general principles of environm...
Considerations as Contribution to, and Beyond the Political Declaration
The process preparing the political declaration is not mandated to negotiate a new global umbrella C...
A Call for Strengthening Cooperation
Cooperation is a cornerstone principle of international environmental law and its content needs to b...