Human rights cannot be guaranteed without environmental protection The necessity for environmental law only came after WWII Better legislation and implementation is needed to ensure the effectiveness of environmental law

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the number of people displaced by natural disasters and the effects of climate change will grow exponentially over the next few decades. This second article of a two-part series presents some of the key recommendations from the 2015 Agenda for the Protection of Cross-Border Displaced Persons in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change (Protection Agenda).

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the number of people displaced by natural disasters and the effects of climate change will grow exponentially over the next few decades. This first article of a two-part series introduces some of the challenges stemming from cross-border disaster displacement, and examines the context which led to the launch of the Platform on Disaster Displacement and the 2015 Protection Agenda.

The Escazú Agreement is a multilateral treaty across Latin America and the Caribbean committing to people’s right to a healthy environment. It has been signed by 24 countries and ratified by 12 in an unprecedented move to protect the environment in the region. The judicial system is an essential part of protecting and giving rights to nature.

The Aarhus Convention regulates access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters.

This article examines the landmark judgment by the Australian Federal Court in Sharma v Minister for the Environment, which found that the federal minister for the environment owes all Australian children a duty of care to protect them from the devastating future impacts of the climate crisis on their health and financial wellbeing, as well as on the existence of Australia as we know it today.