Tomorrow: Inter-American Court of Human Rights is releasing its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights
Cornerstone Climate, Planning and Environment
Tomorrow (3 July), the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is releasing its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, a groundbreaking development that is expected to define member states’ climate obligations under international human rights law.
Members of Cornerstone Climate collaborated with the Global Strategic Litigation Council and a coalition of Caribbean civil society groups on an amicus brief which was submitted to the Court.
For first reaction, keep an eye out on Nina Pindham’s LinkedIn profile from 3pm tomorrow.
Be sure to sign up for our webinar at 6pm on 10th July co-hosted with the Grantham Research Institute where we’ll be deep diving into the Lliuya v RWE decision and its wider implication.
Speakers include
- Lois Lane – chair
- Hannah Taylor – explains the judgment (legal aspects).
- Noah Walker-Crawford (GRI) – explains the attribution science behind it.
- Kyle Lischak (Clientearth Head of Litigation) – on the potential wider implications for climate litigation.
Followed by a Q&A moderated by Lois.
