This is a short op-ed I wrote on how Pacific youth leadership helped bring the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change to life, why this is so significant, and how climate-vulnerable states are redefining environmental justice in several ways. Read the full article: 🔗 earth.org/when-the-law...

Breaking News: the International Court of Justice has delivered its historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change 📢 In my #LegalWednesdays newsletter I offer a rapid response to the opinion and analyse some of the key outcomes: 📩 legalwednesday.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

45/ ⚖️🌱The Court. "The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is therefore inherent to other human rights. Under international law, the RtHE is essential to the enjoyment of other human rights."

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice. 🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability 📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇 #ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo

History is on the calendar: 23 July 2025 🌍 The #ICJ will rule on the climate crisis, a decision that could pave the way for climate reparations and human rights protections. Stay tuned and sign up for my #LegalWednesdays newsletter for further updates 🗞️

#LegalWednesdays is now also available via #Substack. Subscribe to get the newsletter directly to your inbox. This week's issue was on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights historic advisory opinion on the climate emergency: open.substack.com/pub/legalwed...

Congratulations to @who.int on the historic adoption of the #PandemicAgreement at #WHA78! This marks a major step forward in global health. Multilateralism remains our strongest tool to tackle shared challenges and build a better world for all.

At the the Cambridge Pro Bono Project we are looking forward to today's #CPP annual lecture by ICJ Judge Brant at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social in room LG18 at 5pm on the topic of Environmental Law and Climate Change 🌍 #ClimateLaw #Cambridge #InternationalLaw www.cpp.law.cam.ac.uk/events/cpp-a...

It is a pleasure and honour to be at the 4th IUCN WCEL conference in Rabat, Morocco 🌿 It is wonderful to see friends & colleagues again and I look forward to connecting and reconnecting with everyone and presenting on two panels tomorrow. #IUCN #WCEL #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateLaw #InternationalLaw

Countries have successfully reached a historic agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping. This deal establishes mandatory fuel standards and introduces a carbon pricing mechanism for emissions. More via UN News Centre: news.un.org/en/story/202...

In other slightly more positive news we have a global climate and shipping agreement- see the excellent comment by @leaweimann.bsky.social. www.linkedin.com/pulse/global...

Thank you @verfassungsblog.de and Dr @maximb.bsky.social for publishing our blog with @tejasrao.bsky.social: International Law Under Pressure: An Analysis of the First Six Weeks of the 2025 Trump US Administration, 2025/3/24, verfassungsblog.de/internationa...

Climate litigation strategies: what makes cases like Lliuya v RWE ground-breaking? A follow up from my last newsletter on strategic climate ligation and the role of: 🔵Attribution science 🔵Proportional responsibility 🔵Transnational legal hurdles #LegalWednesday 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...

🔥 ⚖️ today: day 2 of #ClimateJustice hearing in #SaulvsRWE 🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent. 🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room. 🧵 🔽 thread below

Lliuya v RWE: landmark climate change case updates 🌎 Today and Wednesday hearings are taking place at the Higher Regional Court in Hamm 🇩🇪. For background on the case read my last #LegalWednesday newsletter and for live updates follow @duycks.bsky.social 🦋 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/lliuya...

🧑‍⚖️Key days for #ClimateAccountability: The Higher Regional Court of Hamm🇩🇪 will hear the highly anticipated climate case brought by Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya against the energy company RWE #SaulvsRWE. 🐦Follow @duycks.bsky.social for updates from the Court🐦 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

🎉⚖️🌐 great win today for climate justice and the defense of the rule of law in a follow-up decision related to the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in KlimaSeniorinnen. [1/4] 🔗🇪🇺link to the decision: t.co/YmgnNkofKV

Simplification at the expense of sustainability!? 🚨🇪🇺 The new #EU #Omnibus proposal aims to simplify regulation, but key environmental laws, including corporate due diligence, are at risk of being weakened. Read my last #LegalWednesday newsletter to learn more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eus-om...

Interested in learning more about the growing youth movement for #ecocidelaw? 🌿🌳🌏 Don't miss an inspiring Youth for Ecocide Law webinar THIS Wednesday, 5 February! ⏰5pm CET (4pm GMT) Info/ registration ➡️ www.stopecocide.eart...#ecocidelaw? #StopEcocide