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Climate justice for Africa: Three legal routes for countries that suffer the most harm
Climate change lawsuits have become a new way for countries to assert their rights against actions that degrade the environment. But African countries have yet to fully exploit this route.
Peruvian Farmer Loses Climate Lawsuit Against German Coal Giant - One Green Planet
A Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against German giant RWE was dismissed, but it could open legal doors for global climate justice. The post Peruvian Farmer Loses Climate Lawsuit Against German Coal Giant appeared first on One Green Planet.
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ugandanews.netClimate justice for Africa: 3 legal routes for countries that suffer the most harm
Climate change lawsuits have become a new way for countries to assert their rights against actions that degrade the environment. But African countries have yet to fully exploit this route. In the Netherlands, the court found that greenhouse gas emissions breached the rights to life and private and family life that are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. In Germany, the court found that the government had breached the Climate Pr…
Several civil society organizations in Africa have for the first time asked the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, based in Arusha, Tanzania, for an expert opinion on the climate crisis, in particular to clarify the responsibility of the States of the continent for the people affected by climate disasters.
The Constitutional Court found several objections to the climate law - The Parliament must remedy the deficiencies by June 30, 2026.
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