🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣
Lisa Mardikian examines how the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights links the concept of sustainable development to concrete obligations under the right to a healthy environment.
🔗 Read the blog: shorturl.at/NtUCf
📷: Neil Palmer
Lisa Mardikian examines how the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights links the concept of sustainable development to concrete obligations under the right to a healthy environment.
🔗 Read the blog: shorturl.at/NtUCf
📷: Neil Palmer
September 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣
Lisa Mardikian examines how the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights links the concept of sustainable development to concrete obligations under the right to a healthy environment.
🔗 Read the blog: shorturl.at/NtUCf
📷: Neil Palmer
Lisa Mardikian examines how the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights links the concept of sustainable development to concrete obligations under the right to a healthy environment.
🔗 Read the blog: shorturl.at/NtUCf
📷: Neil Palmer
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights did something remarkable: it declared that protecting the climate is a human rights obligation. My new post explains why this is important.
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A Game-Changer in Climate Law: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Climate Advisory Opinion Explained
The IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion joins a growing chorus of legal developments that are reshaping the contours of environmental governance and human rights protection. The opinion represents a landmark m...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights did something remarkable: it declared that protecting the climate is a human rights obligation. My new post explains why this is important.
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🆕 New blog by María Paz Daza Carniglia on the #IACtHR’s 2025 Advisory Opinion, in which she critically analyzes the potential risks of this new right as understood by the IACtHR.
🔗 Read the full blog post here: www.humanrightshere.com/post/the-rig...
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🔗 Read the full blog post here: www.humanrightshere.com/post/the-rig...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🆕 New blog by María Paz Daza Carniglia on the #IACtHR’s 2025 Advisory Opinion, in which she critically analyzes the potential risks of this new right as understood by the IACtHR.
🔗 Read the full blog post here: www.humanrightshere.com/post/the-rig...
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🔗 Read the full blog post here: www.humanrightshere.com/post/the-rig...
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Join us on Zoom on 30 Sep 2025, 4pm-5:30pm SGT, for the webinar “Advisory Opinions on Climate Change – A Legal Bedrock of State Responsibility: Taking Stock of the IACtHR’s and ICJ’s Advisory Opinions on Climate Change and Looking Ahead”. Register here cil.nus.edu.sg/event/adviso...
September 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Join us on Zoom on 30 Sep 2025, 4pm-5:30pm SGT, for the webinar “Advisory Opinions on Climate Change – A Legal Bedrock of State Responsibility: Taking Stock of the IACtHR’s and ICJ’s Advisory Opinions on Climate Change and Looking Ahead”. Register here cil.nus.edu.sg/event/adviso...
Read more here ➡️https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2025/09/09/a-right-to-defend-the-environment-legal-protection-for-environmental-advocacy-in-the-iacthrs-climate-advisory-opinion/
A Right to Defend the Environment: Legal Protection for Environmental Advocacy in the IACtHR’s Climate Advisory Opinion - Climate Law Blog
As the world faces an escalating triple planetary crisis – climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution – those who step forward to defend the environment are increasingly stigmatized,…
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September 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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🚨New Blog Posts! The #IACtHR’s #ClimateAdvisoryOpinion raises several questions about rights in relation to the #climatecrisis. In 2 posts from the Sabin Center authors analyze what the opinion says about the #right to science & the #right to defend the environment.
September 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨New Blog Posts! The #IACtHR’s #ClimateAdvisoryOpinion raises several questions about rights in relation to the #climatecrisis. In 2 posts from the Sabin Center authors analyze what the opinion says about the #right to science & the #right to defend the environment.
A Right to Defend the Environment: Legal Protection for Environmental Advocacy in the IACtHR's Climate Advisory Opinion
->Climate Law Blog | #Climate #Environment | More info from EcoSearch
->Climate Law Blog | #Climate #Environment | More info from EcoSearch
A Right to Defend the Environment: Legal Protection for Environmental Advocacy in the IACtHR's Climate Advisory Opinion
As the world faces an escalating triple planetary crisis – climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution – those who step forward to defend the environment are increasingly stigmatized, criminalized, and subjected to violence. Nowhere is this threat more acute than...
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September 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Is there any complementarity between the ICJ's and the IACtHR's advisory opinions on climate change? I argue there is, specifically on attribution, causation, and remedies, albeit from specific approaches.
Thanks to @voelkerrechtsblog.org for the space and a shoutout to the symposium organizers!
Thanks to @voelkerrechtsblog.org for the space and a shoutout to the symposium organizers!
The Legal Consequences of Climate Harm
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August 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Is there any complementarity between the ICJ's and the IACtHR's advisory opinions on climate change? I argue there is, specifically on attribution, causation, and remedies, albeit from specific approaches.
Thanks to @voelkerrechtsblog.org for the space and a shoutout to the symposium organizers!
Thanks to @voelkerrechtsblog.org for the space and a shoutout to the symposium organizers!
⚖️🌎 In two new symposium posts from @verfassungsblog.de and #SabinCenter, authors compare #humanrights in the #IACtHR’s AO-32/25 and the #ICJ’s climate opinion as well as explore the legal implications of the ICJ’s opinion.
August 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
⚖️🌎 In two new symposium posts from @verfassungsblog.de and #SabinCenter, authors compare #humanrights in the #IACtHR’s AO-32/25 and the #ICJ’s climate opinion as well as explore the legal implications of the ICJ’s opinion.
"Both the ICJ and the IACtHR – like ITLOS and the ECtHR – have recognized that States are under an obligation of due diligence as concerns climate change. While the ICJ’s standard of due diligence is “stringent” (para. 246), the IACtHR’s is “enhanced” (para. 233)." 9/
August 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Both the ICJ and the IACtHR – like ITLOS and the ECtHR – have recognized that States are under an obligation of due diligence as concerns climate change. While the ICJ’s standard of due diligence is “stringent” (para. 246), the IACtHR’s is “enhanced” (para. 233)." 9/
Comparison with "regional human rights courts, and in particular the IACtHR".
"Although the ICJ discussed the right to a healthy environment, its language around the status and content of this right is frustratingly vague", "in sharp contrast to the IACtHR’s climate advisory opinion". 6/
"Although the ICJ discussed the right to a healthy environment, its language around the status and content of this right is frustratingly vague", "in sharp contrast to the IACtHR’s climate advisory opinion". 6/
August 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Comparison with "regional human rights courts, and in particular the IACtHR".
"Although the ICJ discussed the right to a healthy environment, its language around the status and content of this right is frustratingly vague", "in sharp contrast to the IACtHR’s climate advisory opinion". 6/
"Although the ICJ discussed the right to a healthy environment, its language around the status and content of this right is frustratingly vague", "in sharp contrast to the IACtHR’s climate advisory opinion". 6/
⚖️🌎 In two symposium posts from @verfassungsblog.de and #SabinCenter, authors explore questions about the implications of the #IACtHR’s AO-32/25 on #humanrights.
Read more here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
And here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
Read more here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
And here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
July 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
⚖️🌎 In two symposium posts from @verfassungsblog.de and #SabinCenter, authors explore questions about the implications of the #IACtHR’s AO-32/25 on #humanrights.
Read more here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
And here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
Read more here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
And here ➡️ blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
Corporations play a significant role in the climate crisis and in its human rights impacts.
SARAH DORMAN, MONICA IYER, and KELSEY JOST-CREEGAN on the IACtHR's holdings and innovations as related to business and human rights in its recent climate advisory opinion.
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SARAH DORMAN, MONICA IYER, and KELSEY JOST-CREEGAN on the IACtHR's holdings and innovations as related to business and human rights in its recent climate advisory opinion.
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July 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Corporations play a significant role in the climate crisis and in its human rights impacts.
SARAH DORMAN, MONICA IYER, and KELSEY JOST-CREEGAN on the IACtHR's holdings and innovations as related to business and human rights in its recent climate advisory opinion.
verfassungsblog.de/business-and...
SARAH DORMAN, MONICA IYER, and KELSEY JOST-CREEGAN on the IACtHR's holdings and innovations as related to business and human rights in its recent climate advisory opinion.
verfassungsblog.de/business-and...
Lots of really strong references to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities here. Between this and the IACtHR’s suggestion that CBDR-RC can be applied to corporations, there really seems to be new life being breathed into the principle.
July 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lots of really strong references to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities here. Between this and the IACtHR’s suggestion that CBDR-RC can be applied to corporations, there really seems to be new life being breathed into the principle.
🌍In this post—as part of the symposium between the #SabinCenter & @verfassungsblog.de—Ecab Amor Vázquez & Theresa Amor-Jürgenssen discuss a key feature of the #IAcTHR's AO-32/25: the #Rights of #Nature.
🍃➡️ Read more here: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
#climatejustice #climatechange
🍃➡️ Read more here: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
#climatejustice #climatechange
July 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌍In this post—as part of the symposium between the #SabinCenter & @verfassungsblog.de—Ecab Amor Vázquez & Theresa Amor-Jürgenssen discuss a key feature of the #IAcTHR's AO-32/25: the #Rights of #Nature.
🍃➡️ Read more here: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
#climatejustice #climatechange
🍃➡️ Read more here: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
#climatejustice #climatechange
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.
verfassungsblog.de/iacthr-right...
👩🌎 #IACtHR’s AO-32/25 is the most wide-ranging & ambitious interpretation of State obligations with the climate crisis. But how does the opinion tackle gender issues? Continuing the @verfassungsblog.de joint symposium, this post analyzes the opinion & the #rights of women.
Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3GTj9SP
Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3GTj9SP
July 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
👩🌎 #IACtHR’s AO-32/25 is the most wide-ranging & ambitious interpretation of State obligations with the climate crisis. But how does the opinion tackle gender issues? Continuing the @verfassungsblog.de joint symposium, this post analyzes the opinion & the #rights of women.
Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3GTj9SP
Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3GTj9SP
Providing reparations for climate harm is developing into one of the most important frontiers in questions of climate justice. ⚖️🌿
ARMANDO ROCHA, MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE & MIRIAM COHEN on reparation and loss and damage in the IACtHR's recent climate advisory opinion.
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ARMANDO ROCHA, MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE & MIRIAM COHEN on reparation and loss and damage in the IACtHR's recent climate advisory opinion.
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July 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Providing reparations for climate harm is developing into one of the most important frontiers in questions of climate justice. ⚖️🌿
ARMANDO ROCHA, MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE & MIRIAM COHEN on reparation and loss and damage in the IACtHR's recent climate advisory opinion.
verfassungsblog.de/reparation-a...
ARMANDO ROCHA, MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE & MIRIAM COHEN on reparation and loss and damage in the IACtHR's recent climate advisory opinion.
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Addressing Accountability in the IACtHR's Advisory Opinion: The Question of Reparation and Loss and Damage
->Climate Law Blog | #Reparation | More info from EcoSearch
->Climate Law Blog | #Reparation | More info from EcoSearch
Addressing Accountability in the IACtHR's Advisory Opinion: The Question of Reparation and Loss and Damage
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) delivered a historic advisory opinion regarding States’ obligations in relation to the climate crisis (AO-32/25). The IACtHR was particularly articulate in qualifying States’ obligations under the right to a...
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July 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Great analysis and contextualisation of the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency by @juanauz.bsky.social
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency: A Global South Contribution to Climate Governance | by Juan Auz
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency: A Global South Contribution to Climate Governance
On 3 July 2025, Justice Nancy Hernandez, President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), announced the issuance of the new Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency (AO-32). In front o...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Great analysis and contextualisation of the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency by @juanauz.bsky.social
The Bloom of Nature's Rights: On the IACtHR's Recognition of Nature's Legal Personality in AO-32/25
->Climate Law Blog | #Nature | More info from EcoSearch
->Climate Law Blog | #Nature | More info from EcoSearch
The Bloom of Nature's Rights: On the IACtHR's Recognition of Nature's Legal Personality in AO-32/25
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ (IACtHR) advisory opinion on human rights and the climate emergency (AO-32/25) addresses numerous dimensions of the climate crisis, setting an important precedent for the protection of our planet. This post focuses on one particularly...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"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...
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. 🌏⚖️
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A Nod, Not a Leap: Gender and Climate in the IACtHR's AO-32/25
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A Nod, Not a Leap: Gender and Climate in the IACtHR's AO-32/25
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued Advisory Opinion AO-32/25, its most wide-ranging and ambitious interpretation of State obligations in the context of the climate emergency to date. The opinion responds to a request submitted...
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July 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Climate Emergency as a Human Right: Decoding the IACtHR’s Groundbreaking Advisory Opinion
Understanding the IACtHR Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
The IACtHR advisory opinion clarifies how states’ existing legal obligations apply in the context of climate change and human rights.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Climate Emergency as a Human Right: Decoding the IACtHR’s Groundbreaking Advisory Opinion