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Milieudefensie v. Shell: Can ‘Carbon Majors’ exclude themselves from The Duty to Respect Basic Human Rights?

Climate change liability is always upon the State considering that the citizens have a right in rem to a clean environment. Although with the advent of industry and technology in the modern world, multinational and private corporations do play a cardinal role in global climate change through carbon emission and Read more…

By Dishari Roy, 4 years04/08/2021 ago

International Law

International Covenants of 1966

Introduction: On Dec 16th 1966, the United Nations General Assembly adopted two covenants in its Resolution 2200 A (XXI); the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). These Covenants were enforced after adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Read more…

By Vaishnavi Devidas Kapsikar, 4 years09/12/2020 ago

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Milieudefensie v. Shell: Can ‘Carbon Majors’ exclude themselves from The Duty to Respect Basic Human Rights?

International Covenants of 1966