International Law, the Arctic Athabaskan Council, and Climate Change

International Law, the Arctic Athabaskan Council, and Climate Change

tansi ninôtemik,As discussed in a previous blog post, Canada is not bound by the decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights because we have not joined the American Convention on Human Rights.[1] Canadians can, however, file a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which would result in the commission issuing recommendations based on breaches to Canada’s obligations under the American Declaration on the Righ…