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"This year, the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the
world’s highest court — is hearing its first argument about climate
commitments.
In an effort to make sure countries and corporations follow existing laws and
agreements relating to climate change and environmental protection, groups have
started pushing for legal action at the international scale.
Research shows that the current climate agreements won’t stave off the worst
harms of climate change — and many countries are failing to meet their own
commitments.
A number of activist groups, mostly from developing nations already facing the
realities of a changing climate, are taking a new legal approach to climate
action. They are arguing that climate change cases are human rights cases and
in doing so are wading into unprecedented legal waters.
In this episode of
The Conversation Weekly, we speak with three scholars
about current legal cases tying climate change and human rights together, what
these cases might mean for the climate movement and how human rights law can
produce real change on the ground."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
