Category Archives: International Law

Today is Earth Day when world leaders will sign the Paris climate agreement

Global leaders gather in New York today, Earth Day, to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change at United Nations Headquarters when they will participate in a signature ceremony hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Paris Agreement was adopted by all 196 … Continue reading

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Looking back at Lima: COP 20 – Papering Over The Cracks

A casual observer might be forgiven for assuming that the climate change talks in the 20th Conference of Parties (COP 20) in Lima, Peru this month were an unalloyed triumph that leaves us only steps from the full post 2020 … Continue reading

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Obama’s game changer puts climate change regulation back on the international agenda

In a move that will not only regulate US climate change emissions but will also provide bargaining leverage in international talks, President Obama placed climate change regulation back on the international agenda when he announced the Clean Power Plan proposal, released … Continue reading

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July 22, 2013 – Human Rights Claims Against Canadian Corp For Acts Of Its Overseas Subsidiary May Proceed

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has denied a motion  to strike out claims by indigenous Guatemalans for human rights abuses, including rape and murder, alleged against security staff employed by the defendant’s Guatemalan subsidiary. In Choc v. Hudbay Minerals Inc., … Continue reading

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