Environmental justice
What is the justice response to the global environmental crisis?
The emerging concept of "environmental justice" seems to be gaining ground in the field of law. This area, which deals with prosecutions and trials related to climate justice, corporate responsibility in environmental matters, or ecocide, is covered and closely monitored by Justice Info, whether before national courts or international justice institutions.
Climate law moves from human to nature-centred rights
Since the legal victory of the environmental NGO Urgenda against the Dutch state in June 2015, there has been an increase in the number of legal actions around the world to force states to take action against climate change. To what extent do these cases fall within the scope of human rights? And are they […]
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