Powerless Rights? Structural Limitations of Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 in the Face of the Climate Emergency
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Latin American Summary, July 10, 2025 A ruling that can change everything: Nature is already a subject of law The Inter-American Court of Human Rights orders States to change course. For the first time, an international court recognizes nature as a subject of rights. The Inter-American Court demands that States abandon the [...] La entrada Nación Mapuche. Confederación Mapuche de Neuquén: «Un judición que puede cambio todo» was first published i…
Powerless Rights? Structural Limitations of Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 in the Face of the Climate Emergency
Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of international environmental law, integrating climate change into the corpus iuris of human rights. However—and I regret having to burst the bubble—from a strictly technical, institutional, and operational perspective, it must be stated that the effective implementation of the measures proposed in the opinion is highly question…
As of July 3, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), in addition to resolving cases of enforced disappearances, violence and discrimination, will now address issues of climate change. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has just issued Advisory Opinion 32 on climate emergency and human rights.Discover some relevant points of this historic participatory process → https://t.co/sJBYaoFLkJ pic.twitter.
By Alberto Acosta* One news story toured the world last week. A powerful news, a news that augurs for changes in the lives of human beings. A news that received very little reception in the mainstream media. What is it about? For the first time an international court, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), publicly and solemnly affirmed that nature is subject to rights. The Inter-American Court issued Advisory Opinion OC 32/25 which …
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