IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion No. 32/25 and Rights of Nature
21.11.2025
Manrique Naranjo Chavarría
International Environmental Law (IEL) was imagined through the prism of anthropocentric values (which allocates worth to Nature based on its utility for humans). Despite this, IEL has been progressively experiencing...
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EU Deforestation-Free Regulations
13.03.2025
On the island of Borneo, Malaysia, palm trees stretch as far as the eye can see. Malaysia is the world’s second largest palm oil producer after Indonesia. However, the European...
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Agenda 2030 Between the Ideology of Progress and the Reality of Poverty and Exploitation
21.09.2023
Matheus Gobbato Leichtweis
Adopted in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to eliminate poverty and promote sustainable development, peace, and prosperity for all by 2030. The Agenda introduced 17 Sustainable Development...
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Beyond the Ritual of Treaties as Gestures
24.06.2022
A framework convention approach to the regulatory management of the human rights and sustainability effects of economic activity holds much promise. Defined as an international instrument establishing a general governance...
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