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July 13 2021

A Common Response to a Common Concern: Integrating Solidarity in Environmental Law

From the systemic perspective of international environmental law, two general principles of environm...

July 07 2021

Principle 10: what can we learn from its regional implementation through the Escazú Agreement?

The Escazú Agreement implements Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, adapting it to the regional ci...

June 29 2021

Enhancing International Rule of Law through a Global Pact for the Environment

Central to the states’ survival in the face of the accelerating climate crisis will be their enhan...

June 23 2021

Addressing Inequality to Foster Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Environmental Regimes

The 2022 Declaration must integrate concerns related to inequality between people and between states...

June 18 2021

Green Consumption Rights Should Be Incorporated Into International Law

The combination of little corporate green responsibility and insufficiently empowered citizens is ca...

May 10 2021

What if the Global Pact for the Environment took the form of a simple declaration: a Trojan horse for better implementation of environmental standards?

Regardless of its legal form, it is the level of adherence of States to the norm that will ultimatel...

May 10 2021
Towards more ambition for the 2022 High-Level Declaration

Towards more ambition for the 2022 High-Level Declaration

Law is a driving force that makes it possible to protect the environment while maintaining the econo...

May 09 2021

A Fifty Year Stocktaking and Achieving Transformative Change through the Rule of Environmental Law

Transformation cannot be achieved without collective action. It is essential for States to take the ...

May 08 2021

Answering the Clarion Call for the Global Pact for the Environment

Sustainable investing is increasing - and this trend has led to more vigorous corporate action on su...

May 05 2021
Juridical Principles to Sustain Planetary Health

Juridical Principles to Sustain Planetary Health

2022 is the year States must find consensus about what norms are needed to attain the UN Sustainable...

May 04 2021
A Plea for a Principled Approach to International Environmental Governance

A Plea for a Principled Approach to International Environmental Governance

A principled approach to environmental governance can provide the cement for a new and more united w...

May 03 2021
The Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Protecting Life on Earth

The Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Protecting Life on Earth

Human rights can help overcome the Achilles heel of international environmental law—the absence of...

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