Climate Litigation

The article explores how the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ long-awaited Advisory Opinion on Human Rights and the Climate Emergency marks a turning point in the jurisprudence of the Court by acknowledging the climate emergency as an existential threat to human rights and providing a framework for States to respond with urgency, ambition, and accountability.

IGSD’s jurisprudence compendium of key climate cases analyzes 29 climate cases from 22 jurisdictions worldwide.  These cases were selected to highlight the following important themes in global climate change jurisprudence.   Portuguese translation is available here. Spanish translation is available here.

IGSD’s supplementary brief presented to the Inter-American Human Rights Court Advisory Opinion Proceedings on the Human Right to Resilience. This supplementary brief further addresses the legal obligations of States to establish and maintain climate resilience in response to the climate emergency to protect and ensure human rights.  Also available in Spanish, El Reconocimiento del Derecho Humano […]

As climate change increasingly impacts our lives, international and regional judicial advisory opinions are reshaping our approach to the climate emergency from an international law perspective. We are at an historic juncture, with three major international courts issuing advisory opinions on States’ obligations to address the climate emergency. These opinions could become crucial tools in […]