Tag: law

Australian Federal Court sees enormous climate risk but says it cannot act

Youth plaintiffs Laura Kirwan, Izzy Raj-Seppings, Ava Princi, and Liv Heaton in front of the Australian Federal Law Court in Sydney Photo Credit: NCA NewsWire/Adam Yip

By Dr Chris McGrath. The case brought by eight children against Australia’s Federal Environment Minister was courageous and ambitious. Chris McGrath explains why the case remains an essential landmark in the fight for climate action even after the Court sided with the Minister in the appeal.

Historic Milestone in Ecuador: Constitutional Court Recognizes Individual Animals as Subjects of Rights Protected by the Rights of Nature

Grey Woolly Monkey, State of Amazonas, Brasil. Photo credit: Dennis Jarvis via Flickr

Macarena Montes and Kristen Stilt explain how the case of a single woolly monkey in Ecuador turned into a historic milestone for the rights of animals and set a new standard for environmental law.

Protecting Future Generations: A Global Survey of Legal Academics and Implications for Climate Change Law

Photo criedit: Luca Bravo via Unsplash

By Suzanne Van Arsdale. In a recent survey, legal academics were asked whether the law can help to protect future generations. They responded that it can. Suzanne Van Arsdale considers the implications for the use of the law to tackle the climate crisis.