Published on 20 February 2024 in Client Alerts

Barbados, advised by Volterra Fietta, files a submission to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the request for an Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights

On 18 December 2023, using Volterra Fietta as legal counsel, Barbados filed a written submission to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concerning the obligation of States who are Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights to address the climate emergency.

The Inter-American Court on Human Rights had previously accepted the request for an Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, as filed by the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile on 9 January 2023. The Court invited “all interested parties” to present their written opinion on issues covered by the request, including but not limited to the adverse effects stemming from climate change.

Similar proceedings, concerning a request for an Advisory Opinion on the “Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change,” are ongoing before the International Court of Justice. The proceedings before the International Court of Justice were initiated pursuant to Resolution 77/276 of the United Nations General Assembly, dated 29 March 2023.

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Barbados victorious in International Court of Justice climate change decision

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