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Environmental Law and Climate Justice
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Environmental law appears to be of necessary knowledge to address the issues related to environmental sustainability. After dealing with the discourse concerning the sources of international law, the sources of international environmental law will be analyzed to discuss environmental justice.
Sources of International Law
Art. 38 (1) of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Statute provides a list of sources of International…
Black tide in Mauritius: liability and compensation according to the Bunker Convention
On the 25th of July 2020, the merchant ship Wakashio ran aground on the coral reef southeast of the tropical island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
Towards the International Tribunal For Environmental Disasters: from Chernobyl until the case of Norilisk
The concept of environmental justice was explained for the very first time during the World Climate Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.