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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Key Takeaways from the 2024 Hearings (Part 1)

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ITLOS published its advisory opinion in May 2024, and the IACtHR opinion is expected later in 2025. The Court received 91 written statements and 62 written comments on those statements, and 96 States and 11 international organizations presented oral statements at public hearings in the Hague in December 2024.

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Ohio top court dismisses challenges to congressional maps

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Such proceedings will have to occur quickly or else Ohioans may be left without a finalized congressional map in the upcoming 2024 election. ” However, they also noted that under Article XIX of the Ohio Constitution, the map must be redrawn after the 2024 election. .”

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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Key Takeaways from the 2024 Hearing (Part 2)

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Obligations in the Climate Treaties Due Diligence The International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) asserted that every State has the obligation to do its utmost to limit global warming to 1.5C, and to limit any overshoot as much as possible, and to reverse it.

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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: PIL and Litigation Aspects

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Introduction After extensive negotiations, on 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) as part of the EU Green Deal. At the same time, a large number of injured persons can mean that these collective actions will ask for high sums in damages.

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Understanding Unsuccessful Climate Litigation: The Spanish Greenpeace Case

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The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. This blog post analyzes the Supreme Court’s decision and its implications for climate litigation efforts in Spain and beyond. Spain II , widely known as the trial for climate (“ el juicio por el clima ”).

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19th Regional PIL Conference on 20 September 2024 at the University of East Sarajevo, B&H

Conflict of Laws

The 19th Regional Private International Law Conference will take place on 20 September 2024 at the Faculty of Law, University of East Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support of the Deutche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH ( GIZ ).

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Review of E Aristova, Tort Litigation Against Transnational Corporations: The Challenge of Jurisdiction in English Courts, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024, 352 pp, hb £125

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Finally, Aristova traces the origins of an emerging legislative trend toward legally binding instruments that mandate parent companies of TNCs to conduct human rights due diligence in cross-border business operations. Second, Section B addresses the impact of Brexit on jurisdictional matters.

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