#climatelitigation #milestones
The Avisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on the human rights obligations of States in the context of the climate emergency - July 3, 2025
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#IACtHR #IACtHRAO #HumanRights #RightsTurn
The Avisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on the human rights obligations of States in the context of the climate emergency - July 3, 2025
www.climatecasechart.com/documents/re...
#IACtHR #IACtHRAO #HumanRights #RightsTurn
September 29, 2026 at 1:46 PM
#climatelitigation #milestones
The Avisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on the human rights obligations of States in the context of the climate emergency - July 3, 2025
www.climatecasechart.com/documents/re...
#IACtHR #IACtHRAO #HumanRights #RightsTurn
The Avisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on the human rights obligations of States in the context of the climate emergency - July 3, 2025
www.climatecasechart.com/documents/re...
#IACtHR #IACtHRAO #HumanRights #RightsTurn
The IACtHR Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency covers many issues, but also contains a gap: reproductive health.
PAULINA MACÍAS ORTEGA & FABIOLA GRETZINGER explain why this is a problem and what the IACtHR could have done.
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PAULINA MACÍAS ORTEGA & FABIOLA GRETZINGER explain why this is a problem and what the IACtHR could have done.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The IACtHR Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency covers many issues, but also contains a gap: reproductive health.
PAULINA MACÍAS ORTEGA & FABIOLA GRETZINGER explain why this is a problem and what the IACtHR could have done.
verfassungsblog.de/reproductive...
PAULINA MACÍAS ORTEGA & FABIOLA GRETZINGER explain why this is a problem and what the IACtHR could have done.
verfassungsblog.de/reproductive...
Effectiveness vs. Legitimacy of Governments at the IACtHR | by Florian Kriener
Effectiveness vs. Legitimacy of Governments at the IACtHR
In February 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR; the Court) heard oral arguments in the case Chirinos Salamanca and others v. Venezuela. The case concerns 14 police officers that we...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Effectiveness vs. Legitimacy of Governments at the IACtHR | by Florian Kriener
“Indigenous leaders have requested the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) to order the Peruvian State to guarantee the protection of the Mashco Piro people living in isolation. The request includes the cancellation of all extractive projects, regardless of their stage of development.”
Líderes indígenas solicitaron a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) que ordene al Estado peruano garantizar la protección del pueblo en aislamiento mashco piro. El pedido incluye la cancelación de todos los proyectos extractivos en cualquier etapa. es.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Perú: el pueblo en aislamiento mashco piro sigue en peligro y líderes indígenas reclaman su protección ante la Corte IDH
Líderes indígenas solicitaron a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos que ordene al Estado peruano proteger al pueblo mashco piro.
es.mongabay.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:51 AM
“Indigenous leaders have requested the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) to order the Peruvian State to guarantee the protection of the Mashco Piro people living in isolation. The request includes the cancellation of all extractive projects, regardless of their stage of development.”
Fun fact: Colombia is party to both the Rome Statute & contentious IACtHR jurisdiction. So if it was becoming alarmed by several alleged deportations, arbitrary imprisonments, & extrajudicial killings (by 🇺🇸 / carried out in 🇨🇴🇸🇻🇻🇪 territory), it could send 2 referrals with some *significant* impacts.
A similar case was filed in 🇸🇻's Supreme Court, but is unlikely to succeed.
Habeas corpus is provided by Art 7(6) ACHR, & isn't derogable in state emergencies (Art 27; AO OC-8/87). Any of 19 states can submit a case to the IACtHR if it's concerned at widespread arbitrary detentions without charge.
Habeas corpus is provided by Art 7(6) ACHR, & isn't derogable in state emergencies (Art 27; AO OC-8/87). Any of 19 states can submit a case to the IACtHR if it's concerned at widespread arbitrary detentions without charge.
The Justice Department’s latest filings make it abundantly clear that it is creating a black site for migrants in El Salvador that’s worse than Gitmo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Fun fact: Colombia is party to both the Rome Statute & contentious IACtHR jurisdiction. So if it was becoming alarmed by several alleged deportations, arbitrary imprisonments, & extrajudicial killings (by 🇺🇸 / carried out in 🇨🇴🇸🇻🇻🇪 territory), it could send 2 referrals with some *significant* impacts.
The IACtHR is the first international court to recognize the human right to a healthy climate. 🌍
VERENA KAHL and JOSÉ DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ-ORÚE trace the emergence of this new right and highlight its most transformative elements for theory and practice.
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VERENA KAHL and JOSÉ DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ-ORÚE trace the emergence of this new right and highlight its most transformative elements for theory and practice.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The IACtHR is the first international court to recognize the human right to a healthy climate. 🌍
VERENA KAHL and JOSÉ DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ-ORÚE trace the emergence of this new right and highlight its most transformative elements for theory and practice.
verfassungsblog.de/iacthr-right...
VERENA KAHL and JOSÉ DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ-ORÚE trace the emergence of this new right and highlight its most transformative elements for theory and practice.
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🚨 Three historic climate rulings in one year.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
August 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨 Three historic climate rulings in one year.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
📢 Right to Stay, Right to Move: Turning the ICJ & IACtHR Climate Opinions into Dignified Climate Mobility Pathways
📆 13 November
🕐 1–2 PM BRT
📍 Climate Mobility Pavilion (CMP), Blue Zone
Join us today for a session on translating mobility-related holdings from the ICJ & IACtHR into concrete action!
📆 13 November
🕐 1–2 PM BRT
📍 Climate Mobility Pavilion (CMP), Blue Zone
Join us today for a session on translating mobility-related holdings from the ICJ & IACtHR into concrete action!
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
📢 Right to Stay, Right to Move: Turning the ICJ & IACtHR Climate Opinions into Dignified Climate Mobility Pathways
📆 13 November
🕐 1–2 PM BRT
📍 Climate Mobility Pavilion (CMP), Blue Zone
Join us today for a session on translating mobility-related holdings from the ICJ & IACtHR into concrete action!
📆 13 November
🕐 1–2 PM BRT
📍 Climate Mobility Pavilion (CMP), Blue Zone
Join us today for a session on translating mobility-related holdings from the ICJ & IACtHR into concrete action!
A potentially transformative #DisabilityRights case for #Guatemala, the Americas and the world is coming to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (#IACtHR).
Matthew “Hezzy” Smith, Michael Ashley Stein & Janet E. Lord explain:
www.justsecurity.org/153068/disab...
Matthew “Hezzy” Smith, Michael Ashley Stein & Janet E. Lord explain:
www.justsecurity.org/153068/disab...
Disability Rights Case: Community Inclusion vs. Institutionalization
A case coming before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concerns the legacy of mass institutionalization based on disability.
www.justsecurity.org
September 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
A potentially transformative #DisabilityRights case for #Guatemala, the Americas and the world is coming to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (#IACtHR).
Matthew “Hezzy” Smith, Michael Ashley Stein & Janet E. Lord explain:
www.justsecurity.org/153068/disab...
Matthew “Hezzy” Smith, Michael Ashley Stein & Janet E. Lord explain:
www.justsecurity.org/153068/disab...
Customary law time! Duty to prevent harm to the environment - is is jus cogens like the IACtHR said??
July 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Customary law time! Duty to prevent harm to the environment - is is jus cogens like the IACtHR said??
⚖️ The upcoming Advisory Opinion on the #climate emergency by the IACtHR can transform lives across the Americas.
🗓️ To learn more about this landmark decision, register now for a webinar next Tuesday, June 10: bit.ly/4kyvxFU
@ucs.org @wy4cj.bsky.social @greenpeace.org @earthjustice.org
🗓️ To learn more about this landmark decision, register now for a webinar next Tuesday, June 10: bit.ly/4kyvxFU
@ucs.org @wy4cj.bsky.social @greenpeace.org @earthjustice.org
June 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
⚖️ The upcoming Advisory Opinion on the #climate emergency by the IACtHR can transform lives across the Americas.
🗓️ To learn more about this landmark decision, register now for a webinar next Tuesday, June 10: bit.ly/4kyvxFU
@ucs.org @wy4cj.bsky.social @greenpeace.org @earthjustice.org
🗓️ To learn more about this landmark decision, register now for a webinar next Tuesday, June 10: bit.ly/4kyvxFU
@ucs.org @wy4cj.bsky.social @greenpeace.org @earthjustice.org
This is the first time the Court is ruling on a case related to uncontacted Indigenous peoples in Peru. 🤯
Indigenous organization FENAMAD and EarthRights Intl brought this case to the IACtHR.
Indigenous organization FENAMAD and EarthRights Intl brought this case to the IACtHR.
September 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This is the first time the Court is ruling on a case related to uncontacted Indigenous peoples in Peru. 🤯
Indigenous organization FENAMAD and EarthRights Intl brought this case to the IACtHR.
Indigenous organization FENAMAD and EarthRights Intl brought this case to the IACtHR.
"This is the first time that an international court has explicitly recognized nature as a subject of rights." 🌱
ECAB AMOR VÁZQUEZ & THERESA AMOR-JÜRGENSSEN on the IACtHR’s recognition of nature’s legal personality in its recent climate advisory opinion. 🌏⚖️
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ECAB AMOR VÁZQUEZ & THERESA AMOR-JÜRGENSSEN on the IACtHR’s recognition of nature’s legal personality in its recent climate advisory opinion. 🌏⚖️
verfassungsblog.de/the-bloom-of...
July 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"This is the first time that an international court has explicitly recognized nature as a subject of rights." 🌱
ECAB AMOR VÁZQUEZ & THERESA AMOR-JÜRGENSSEN on the IACtHR’s recognition of nature’s legal personality in its recent climate advisory opinion. 🌏⚖️
verfassungsblog.de/the-bloom-of...
ECAB AMOR VÁZQUEZ & THERESA AMOR-JÜRGENSSEN on the IACtHR’s recognition of nature’s legal personality in its recent climate advisory opinion. 🌏⚖️
verfassungsblog.de/the-bloom-of...
everyone is always like "ohhh you do comparative regional human rights law, ohhh the IACtHR, fascinating" - but nobody talks about the days when you have to read the most horrible case files on the El Salvadoran abortion ban and amicus curiae submissions by Catholic and Evangelical lobby groups...
March 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
everyone is always like "ohhh you do comparative regional human rights law, ohhh the IACtHR, fascinating" - but nobody talks about the days when you have to read the most horrible case files on the El Salvadoran abortion ban and amicus curiae submissions by Catholic and Evangelical lobby groups...
🗣️ How can we protect #EnvironmentalDefenders?
We urge the #IACtHR to incorporate the protections from the Escazú Agreement into its Advisory Opinion on the #ClimateEmergency as a vital complementary standard to existing global and regional human rights frameworks.
#EscazúInTheIACtHR
We urge the #IACtHR to incorporate the protections from the Escazú Agreement into its Advisory Opinion on the #ClimateEmergency as a vital complementary standard to existing global and regional human rights frameworks.
#EscazúInTheIACtHR
May 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🗣️ How can we protect #EnvironmentalDefenders?
We urge the #IACtHR to incorporate the protections from the Escazú Agreement into its Advisory Opinion on the #ClimateEmergency as a vital complementary standard to existing global and regional human rights frameworks.
#EscazúInTheIACtHR
We urge the #IACtHR to incorporate the protections from the Escazú Agreement into its Advisory Opinion on the #ClimateEmergency as a vital complementary standard to existing global and regional human rights frameworks.
#EscazúInTheIACtHR
What's wild to me is that (cf Nauru, etc) the IACtHR & ICC both also have jurisdiction. Like I get why people might not want to go the ICC route yet, but the lack of IACommHR / IACtHR pickup is surprising. El Salvador's Art 27 nat'l emergency derogation can't limit habeas corpus (Adv Op OC-8/87)!!
April 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
What's wild to me is that (cf Nauru, etc) the IACtHR & ICC both also have jurisdiction. Like I get why people might not want to go the ICC route yet, but the lack of IACommHR / IACtHR pickup is surprising. El Salvador's Art 27 nat'l emergency derogation can't limit habeas corpus (Adv Op OC-8/87)!!
🌍📢 Join us LIVE today at 15:00 CEST for the 2025 #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
This year’s edition explores how Geneva-based institutions can build on historic climate advisory opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR.
#ClimateJustice
This year’s edition explores how Geneva-based institutions can build on historic climate advisory opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR.
#ClimateJustice
September 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🌍📢 Join us LIVE today at 15:00 CEST for the 2025 #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
This year’s edition explores how Geneva-based institutions can build on historic climate advisory opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR.
#ClimateJustice
This year’s edition explores how Geneva-based institutions can build on historic climate advisory opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR.
#ClimateJustice
The human right to a healthy environment is at the heart of the landmark #IACourtHR Advisory Opinion 32/25 says former Special Rapporteur and @ires.ubc.ca Prof David Boyd in his @verfassungsblog.de for the joint @sabincenter.bsky.social symposium on AO 32/25. verfassungsblog.de/right-to-a-h...
The Right to a Healthy Environment as a Catalyst for Urgent and Ambitious Climate Action at the IACtHR
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July 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The human right to a healthy environment is at the heart of the landmark #IACourtHR Advisory Opinion 32/25 says former Special Rapporteur and @ires.ubc.ca Prof David Boyd in his @verfassungsblog.de for the joint @sabincenter.bsky.social symposium on AO 32/25. verfassungsblog.de/right-to-a-h...
10/ 🇺🇸 Our Children’s Trust and 15 youth plaintiffs from Juliana v. US have petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, relying on the ICJ and IACtHR climate AOs to seek protection from U.S. climate harms. #ClimateJustice
July 23, 2026 at 7:49 AM
10/ 🇺🇸 Our Children’s Trust and 15 youth plaintiffs from Juliana v. US have petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, relying on the ICJ and IACtHR climate AOs to seek protection from U.S. climate harms. #ClimateJustice
Last week’s IACtHR advisory opinion on the climate emergency is the most important and progressive document yet released by an international court on the climate crisis
MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE, MAXIM BÖNNEMANN & KOREY SILVERMAN-ROATI kick off a new blog symposium!
verfassungsblog.de/inter-americ...
MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE, MAXIM BÖNNEMANN & KOREY SILVERMAN-ROATI kick off a new blog symposium!
verfassungsblog.de/inter-americ...
July 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Last week’s IACtHR advisory opinion on the climate emergency is the most important and progressive document yet released by an international court on the climate crisis
MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE, MAXIM BÖNNEMANN & KOREY SILVERMAN-ROATI kick off a new blog symposium!
verfassungsblog.de/inter-americ...
MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE, MAXIM BÖNNEMANN & KOREY SILVERMAN-ROATI kick off a new blog symposium!
verfassungsblog.de/inter-americ...
Does Bukele have to worry about the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR)?
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Does Bukele have to worry about the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR)?
The climate crisis directly threatens labour rights - genuine consultation with unions is vital to ensuring a just transition that delivers protections for working people most at risk.
Full story 👇
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Full story 👇
www.itfglobal.org/en/news/icj-...
ICJ and IACtHR Advisory Opinions: labour rights must not be left behind
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the recent Advisory Opinions from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), whic
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August 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The climate crisis directly threatens labour rights - genuine consultation with unions is vital to ensuring a just transition that delivers protections for working people most at risk.
Full story 👇
www.itfglobal.org/en/news/icj-...
Full story 👇
www.itfglobal.org/en/news/icj-...
'Highly Inspiring' Court Ruling Affirms Nations' Legal Duty to Combat Climate Emergency www.commondreams.org/news/iacthr-...
'Highly Inspiring' Court Ruling Affirms Nations' Legal Duty to Combat Climate Emergency | Common Dreams
"While the United States and some other major polluters have chosen to ignore climate science, the rest of the international community is advancing protections," said one observer.
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August 20, 2026 at 5:34 AM
'Highly Inspiring' Court Ruling Affirms Nations' Legal Duty to Combat Climate Emergency www.commondreams.org/news/iacthr-...