In Re Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary: Forests v. Forest Dwellers?
On 13 November 2025, the Supreme Court of India in In Re Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary ordered the State of Jharkhand to declare 31,468.25 hectares (approximately 314 sq. kms) of the...
Environment
Climate Change and the Erosion of Children’s Rights in Bangladesh
In 2023, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued General Comment No. 26, recognising climate change and environmental degradation as urgent and systemic threats to children’s rights....
AI Training, Data Centers, and the Right to a Healthy Environment: The Case of xAI in Memphis
The international recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment has gained prominence over the past few years, with confirmation of its existence taking place by...
THE CENTRE FOR CHILD LAW AND OXFORD HUMAN RIGHTS HUB URGE THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL TO PUT CHILDREN FIRST IN LANDMARK CLASS ACTION CASE ABOUT LEAD POISONING
The Centre for Child Law (CCL), together with legal scholars from the Oxford Human Rights Hub (“the Amici”), will appear before the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein as amicus...
Recognition Is Not Justice: What Australia’s River Law Reveals About Indigenous Rights
In 2017, Victoria enacted the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act, the first law in Australia to recognise a river as a living entity. For the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and...
Banking on Silence: Basel Committee’s Climate Framework Abandons Human Rights Protections?
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s June 2025 Framework for the Voluntary Disclosure of Climate-Related Financial Risks represents a pullout from human rights protection in financial regulation. By shifting from...
Can the International Court of Justice Finally Declare Fossil Fuel Subsidies a Violation of International Law?
The ICJAO has the historic opportunity to legally interrogate fossil fuel subsidies. Judge Cleveland’s question invites the Court to finally place fossil fuel production and its explicit and implicit financial...
Reflecting on the Right to Self-Determination as the Primary Ground for Protection of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact
From 21 April to 2 May 2025, the UN Headquarters in New York hosted the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) which endorsed the...
Courting the Heat: India’s Legal Reckoning with Climate-Driven Heatwaves
As India suffers through yet another year of scorching summers, heatwaves have turned into a recurring and lethal aspect of the climate crisis. Statistics capture only a fraction of a...
Hacia Un Sistema De Native Title (Título Nativo) Justo Y Equitativo: ¿Es Suficiente La Conexión “Espiritual” Para Reclamar Derechos De Título Nativo?
El 9 de abril de 2025, la High Court of Australia admitió unanimemente con lugar una apelación en contra de una decisión de la Full Court of the Federal Court...
Unearthing Justice: The Human Rights and Environmental Toll of Mining in Ghana
Ghana, Africa’s biggest gold-producing country and the world’s sixth biggest, relies heavily on mining for its economic growth. The sector contributes significantly to GDP, jobs, and foreign exchange, with a...
Should Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Be Based on Social Expectations?
A key tenet of business and human rights has become the introduction of mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD), a process that attempts to introduce the essentials of due diligence...
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