Another Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency? The Added Value of the Inter ...

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Chile and Colombia are asking the highest human rights tribunal in the Americas to help them figure out how they can protect their citizens from the effects of climate change, the Guardian reports.

The request to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which sits in Costa Rica, was made in January 2023.

According to a press release, the request lays out "the scope of State obligations to respond to the climate emergency in their individual and collective dimensions."

Specifically, Chile and Colombia want the IACtHR to answer six questions, including "what principles States and international organizations should consider when dealing with climate change," "what considerations, including intersectional ones, a State should take to implement its obligation to mitigate activities within its jurisdiction that aggravate or may aggravate the climate emergency," and "what aspects of international cooperation to protect the right to life of those most vulnerable, including climate-induced displaced people."

If the IACtHR follows through on the request, it could have "distinct and impactful ripple effects for global climate governance and human rights protection," according to a post at climate.org.

Chile and Colombia are asking the IACtHR to "clarify the scope of State obligations to respond to the climate emergency in their individual and collective dimensions," according to the press release

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