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Remedy and Reparations for Climate Harm
This fact sheet introduces a forthcoming report by the Center for International Environmental Law titled "Remedy and Reparations for Climate Harm: The Human Rights Case." It argues that the climate crisis is a human rights crisis and asserts that existing international legal frameworks already establish the right to remedy and the obligation of States and corporations to provide reparations for climate-related loss and damage.
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Document type: Fact sheet
Legal Memorandum Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Delivered by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Relevance for the International Court of Justice Climate Advisory Proceedings
This legal memorandum by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) analyzes the May 21, 2024, advisory opinion (AO) from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) regarding States' obligations to protect oceans from climate change. The document details how the ITLOS AO defines anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as marine pollution under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and discusses the implications of this ruling for ongoing climate advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Document type: Briefing