How a Call From the Pacific Is Redefining Environmental Justice Pacific Island nations are shoring up the international legal framework to protect vulnerable ecosystems and communities and demand justice.

This is a short op-ed I wrote on how Pacific youth leadership helped bring the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change to life, why this is so significant, and how climate-vulnerable states are redefining environmental justice in several ways.

Read the full article:
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Breaking News: the International Court of Justice has delivered its historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change 📢

In my #LegalWednesdays newsletter I offer a rapid response to the opinion and analyse some of the key outcomes:

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45/ ⚖️🌱The Court. "The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is therefore inherent to other human rights. Under international law, the RtHE is essential to the enjoyment of other human rights."

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo

History is on the calendar: 23 July 2025 🌍

The #ICJ will rule on the climate crisis, a decision that could pave the way for climate reparations and human rights protections.

Stay tuned and sign up for my #LegalWednesdays newsletter for further updates 🗞️

A watershed moment: the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency By Lea Weimann

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This week's issue was on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights historic advisory opinion on the climate emergency:
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Congratulations to @who.int on the historic adoption of the #PandemicAgreement at #WHA78!

This marks a major step forward in global health.

Multilateralism remains our strongest tool to tackle shared challenges and build a better world for all.

At the the Cambridge Pro Bono Project we are looking forward to today's #CPP annual lecture by ICJ Judge Brant at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social in room LG18 at 5pm on the topic of Environmental Law and Climate Change 🌍

#ClimateLaw #Cambridge #InternationalLaw

www.cpp.law.cam.ac.uk/events/cpp-a...

It is a pleasure and honour to be at the 4th IUCN WCEL conference in Rabat, Morocco 🌿
It is wonderful to see friends & colleagues again and I look forward to connecting and reconnecting with everyone and presenting on two panels tomorrow.
#IUCN #WCEL #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateLaw #InternationalLaw

Aerial view of a large cargo ship carrying colorful containers, sailing through deep blue ocean water and leaving a trail of white waves. The text reads: “Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions.”

Countries have successfully reached a historic agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping.

This deal establishes mandatory fuel standards and introduces a carbon pricing mechanism for emissions.

More via UN News Centre: news.un.org/en/story/202...

Global Shipping Emissions Agreement: Diplomatic Dynamics & IMO Negotiations' Legal Implications Shipping plays a critical but often overlooked role in global climate efforts. Around 90% of the world's goods are transported by sea, and the shipping industry is responsible for around 3% of global ...

In other slightly more positive news we have a global climate and shipping agreement- see the excellent comment by @leaweimann.bsky.social.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/global...

International Law Under Pressure

Thank you @verfassungsblog.de and Dr @maximb.bsky.social for publishing our blog with @tejasrao.bsky.social: International Law Under Pressure: An Analysis of the First Six Weeks of the 2025 Trump US Administration, 2025/3/24, verfassungsblog.de/internationa...

Climate litigation strategies: what makes cases like Lliuya v RWE ground-breaking? As the hearings in Lliuya v RWE unfold this week at the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, lawyers, policymakers, academics and citizens around the world are watching closely. This case is a land...

Climate litigation strategies: what makes cases like Lliuya v RWE ground-breaking?

A follow up from my last newsletter on strategic climate ligation and the role of:
🔵Attribution science
🔵Proportional responsibility
🔵Transnational legal hurdles

#LegalWednesday
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🔥 ⚖️ today: day 2 of #ClimateJustice hearing in #SaulvsRWE
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below

Lliuya v RWE: landmark climate change case nears next crucial stage The long-awaited hearings in the landmark case Lliuya v RWE will take place on 17 and 19 March 2025, marking a pivotal moment in climate litigation. This case, which began in 2014, is one of the first...

Lliuya v RWE: landmark climate change case updates 🌎

Today and Wednesday hearings are taking place at the Higher Regional Court in Hamm 🇩🇪. For background on the case read my last #LegalWednesday newsletter and for live updates follow @duycks.bsky.social 🦋

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Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in landmark climate case A German court on Monday resumes hearing a landmark case brought by a Peruvian farmer who argues that the German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home.

🧑‍⚖️Key days for #ClimateAccountability: The Higher Regional Court of Hamm🇩🇪 will hear the highly anticipated climate case brought by Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya against the energy company RWE #SaulvsRWE.
🐦Follow @duycks.bsky.social for updates from the Court🐦

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🎉⚖️🌐 great win today for climate justice and the defense of the rule of law in a follow-up decision related to the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in KlimaSeniorinnen. [1/4]
🔗🇪🇺link to the decision: t.co/YmgnNkofKV

EU's Omnibus Package: Simplification at the Expense of Sustainability Background: What is the EU Omnibus Package? Last Wednesday, 26 February 2025, the European Commission unveiled the Omnibus package, a set of proposed changes aimed at streamlining and simplifying sust...

Simplification at the expense of sustainability!? 🚨🇪🇺

The new #EU #Omnibus proposal aims to simplify regulation, but key environmental laws, including corporate due diligence, are at risk of being weakened.

Read my last #LegalWednesday newsletter to learn more:
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Interested in learning more about the growing youth movement for #ecocidelaw? 🌿🌳🌏

Don't miss an inspiring Youth for Ecocide Law webinar THIS Wednesday, 5 February!

⏰5pm CET (4pm GMT)

Info/ registration ➡️ www.stopecocide.eart...

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