Saving the Green Deal: A Climate Justice and Human Rights Imperative
By Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh, Associate Professor at University of Amsterdam , Annalisa Savaresi, Professor at University of Eastern Finland and Corina Heri, Assistant Professor at Tilburg University This blogpost was first published at GNHRE blog (February 24, 2025) Introduction The European Green Deal — the EU’s flagship strategy to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and halt environmental degradation—launched […]
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: December 2024 Hearings
By Eugenia Recio, Post-doctoral Researcher Photo by Rafael Ishkhanyan on Unsplash The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to play a significant role in the legal response to climate change. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution spearheaded by Vanuatu and supported by over 100 countries, requested the ICJ to provide an advisory opinion […]