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Climate Change Litigation before the African Human Rights System: Prospects and Pitfalls

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Africa is a promising regional venue for climate change-related complaints—not least because it is distinctively vulnerable to climate harms. Yet, neither the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights nor the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights have been theatres to such disputes at the time of writing. In anticipation that climate litigation will emerge before the African human rights system, this practice note provides information to the non-State actors and their lawyers on the procedural challenges that may arise, demonstrating how such challenges may be circumventable in the African context.

Source: Journal of Human Rights Practice

DOI: 10.1093/jhuman/huad024

Authors: Yusra Suedi, Marie Fall

Institutions: London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Geneva

Language: English

Topic: Environmental law and policy

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,151