Climate change litigation before the African human rights system: prospects and pitfalls

Suedi, Yusra and Fall, Marie (2024) Climate change litigation before the African human rights system: prospects and pitfalls. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 16 (1). 146 - 159. ISSN 1757-9619

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Abstract

Africa is a promising regional venue for climate change-related complaints—not least because it is distinctively vulnerable to climate harms. Yet, neither the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights nor the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights have been theatres to such disputes at the time of writing. In anticipation that climate litigation will emerge before the African human rights system, this practice note provides information to the non-State actors and their lawyers on the procedural challenges that may arise, demonstrating how such challenges may be circumventable in the African context.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://academic.oup.com/jhrp
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences K Law > K Law (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2023 11:15
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 03:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119698

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