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Venezuela’s Supreme Court set to issue final decision on disputed presidential election

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The Supreme Court of Venezuela announced on Saturday that its decision regarding the disputed July 28 presidential election would be “final and binding.” Previously, the opposition accused the government of fabricating hacking allegations to avoid transparency regarding the release of the election results.

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Pakistan swears in its first woman Supreme Court Justice

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan swore in Ayesha Malik Monday as its first woman Justice. Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed administered the oath to Justice Malik at a ceremony held within the premises of the Supreme Court with several judges, lawyers and Law and Justice Commission officials in attendance.

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Venezuela Supreme Tribunal confirms President Maduro’s reelection amid impartiality concerns

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The Supreme Tribunal of Venezuela (TSJ) ratified Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela this Thursday amid a series of criticisms regarding its impartiality, thereby validating the results issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which declared him the winner of the presidential elections for the constitutional term 2025-2031.

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court mandates concrete carbon-reduction targets through 2049

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The Constitutional Court of South Korea ruled on Thursday concerning the constitutionality of several key provisions related to the nation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, impacting the future of the country’s climate policy. South Korea is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Chile’s Lithium Boom: A Green Revolution or Environmental Ruin?

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These pressures are further compounded by social tensions , as Indigenous communities are frequently excluded from decision-making processes, raising concerns about environmental justice and the equitable governance of natural resources. Initially, this restriction was based on lithiums potential use in nuclear energy.

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A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021

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The verdicts have shown that courts increasingly recognize climate change as a human rights issue, and that judges are prepared to order states – and now companies – to enact ambitious climate policies. The Hague District Court ordered Shell in Milieudefensie et al. France recognizing France’s inaction on climate change.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court seeking review of the D.C. The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. The states contended that further delay in the Court’s resolution of these “weighty issues” would have “serious and far-reaching costs.” FEATURED CASE. 20-1530 (U.S.

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