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Human Rights in the ICJ’s Climate Opinion: A Comparative Evaluation

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But, several States did argue that the international climate treaties (the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) and the Paris Agreement , in particular) constitute a lex specialis to human rights law, meaning that they displace human rights obligations, rendering them inapplicable. 378), the right to health (para.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment. The Court concluded that the precautionary principle and the right to a healthy environment require consideration of ethanol’s environmental risks, including its contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.