Tag: International Law

The Precautionary Principle

Bourguignon, Didier. “The precautionary principle: Definitions, applications and governance.” European Parliament Research Service Paper (2015). Treaty on European Union, Article 191 2. Union policy on the environment shall aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity…

The First Climate Treaty – The Montreal Protocol

Chlorofluorocarbons and Ozone Depletion – A National Historic Chemical Landmark Molina, Mario J., and F. Sherwood Rowland. “Stratospheric sink for chlorofluoromethanes: chlorine atom-catalysed destruction of ozone.” Nature 249.5460 (1974): 810. (the first ozone hole paper) Environmental Protection Agency. “Regulatory Impact Analysis:…

From Bali To Marrakech: A Decade Of International Climate Negotiations

From Bali To Marrakech: A Decade Of International Climate Negotiations (2017) MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Since its entry into force in 1994, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been at the centre of international efforts to…

Sustainable Humanity Sustainable Nature our Responsibility

Joint Workshop of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2-6 May 2014 – Are Humanity’s dealings with Nature sustainable? What is the status of the Human Person in a world where science predominates? How…

Epicenters of Climate and Security: The New Geostrategic Landscape of the Anthropocene

From the Introduction: “Epicenters of Climate and Security: The New Geostrategic Landscape of the Anthropocene” is a multi-author, edited volume exploring a range of “epicenters” of climate and security and how they shape the geostrategic map of the 21st century.…

Insurgency, Terrorism and Organised Crime in a Warming Climate

Insurgency, Terrorism and Organised Crime in a Warming Climate Analysing the Links Between Climate Change and Non-State Armed Groups (2017) Over the past ten years, both our understanding and awareness of the links between climate change and security have increased…

Are the Syrians the first official climate change refugees?

When we talk about future climate change refugees, the picture that comes to mind is starving people looking to leave a drought stricken country whose economic system has failed. Tragic, but within the international law system, these would be economic…

Sources on Climate Refugees and International Law

UN Refugee Agency Addressing the Legal Gaps in Climate Change Migration, Displacement and Resettlement: From Sinking Islands to Flooded Deltas The Normative Framework of Climate Change-Related Displacement Disasters and displacement in a changing climate Asylum & the Rights of Refugees…