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She was a legal fellow at the Center for Reproductive Rights and interned at Women’s Link Worldwide and the Inter-America Commission of Human Rights.] Introduction On February 2023, the Special Jurisdiction of Peace (JEP), the transitional justice tribunal in Colombia,...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/carolina-trejos/" title="Posts by Carolina Trejos" class="author url fn" rel="author">Carolina Trejos</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/17/jeps-ruling-the-unresolved-dilemma-of-armed-groups-and-environmental-impact/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-49135" class="post-49135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environmental-law category-featured"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/14/are-we-at-war-with-the-environment/" title="Are We at War with the Environment?"> <img width="1024" height="1024" src="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=580%2C580 580w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=570%2C570 570w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=500%2C500 500w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=1000%2C1000 1000w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-13.jpeg?resize=700%2C700 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">14</span> <span class="date_month">Feb</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/14/are-we-at-war-with-the-environment/" title="Are We at War with the Environment?">Are We at War with the Environment?</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> [Ananya Bhargava is an undergraduate law student at Jindal Global Law School with research interests in feminist critiques of law and exploring international law through a critical and socio-political lens] On the opening day of COP 29 Summit, a group of climate justice NGOs staged a protest to demand the world to persuade Israel to end all atrocities in Gaza. The...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/ananya-bhargava/" title="Posts by Ananya Bhargava" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ananya Bhargava</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/14/are-we-at-war-with-the-environment/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-49144" class="post-49144 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-courts-and-tribunals category-environmental-law category-featured category-uncategorized tag-climate-change tag-global-south tag-international-tribunal-for-the-law-of-the-sea"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/12/foreign-legal-policy-in-practice-assessing-global-south-narratives-in-itlos-advisory-proceedings-on-climate-change/" title="Foreign Legal Policy in Practice: Assessing Global South Narratives in ITLOS Advisory Proceedings on Climate Change"> <img width="1120" height="640" src="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/rise_in_sea_level.jpg?fit=1120%2C640" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/rise_in_sea_level.jpg?w=1120 1120w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/rise_in_sea_level.jpg?resize=300%2C171 300w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/rise_in_sea_level.jpg?resize=768%2C439 768w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/rise_in_sea_level.jpg?resize=580%2C331 580w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/rise_in_sea_level.jpg?resize=345%2C198 345w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/rise_in_sea_level.jpg?resize=700%2C400 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">12</span> <span class="date_month">Feb</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/12/foreign-legal-policy-in-practice-assessing-global-south-narratives-in-itlos-advisory-proceedings-on-climate-change/" title="Foreign Legal Policy in Practice: Assessing Global South Narratives in ITLOS Advisory Proceedings on Climate Change">Foreign Legal Policy in Practice: Assessing Global South Narratives in ITLOS Advisory Proceedings on Climate Change</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> [Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida holds a PhD summa cum laude in International and European Law at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She is a Professor of International Law at FGV Rio Law and Director of FGV Rio Law's Centre for Global Law and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on EU-LA Global Challenges. Valentine Tissot Pinheiro holds an LL.M. in Public International Law...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/paula-wojcikiewicz-almeida/" title="Posts by Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida" class="author url fn" rel="author">Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida</a>, <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/valentine-tissot-pinheiro/" title="Posts by Valentine Tissot Pinheiro" class="author url fn" rel="author">Valentine Tissot Pinheiro</a> and <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/vitor-furtado-de-melo/" title="Posts by Vitor Furtado de Melo" class="author url fn" rel="author">Vitor Furtado de Melo</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/12/foreign-legal-policy-in-practice-assessing-global-south-narratives-in-itlos-advisory-proceedings-on-climate-change/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-49091" class="post-49091 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-environmental-law category-featured category-uncategorized category-symposia category-themes tag-climate-change tag-gender-equality"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/06/symposium-by-gqual-on-cedaws-gr40-a-catalyst-for-gender-equity-and-climate-justice/" title="Symposium by GQUAL on CEDAW’s GR40: A Catalyst for Gender Equity and Climate Justice"> <img width="1792" height="1024" src="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-66.jpeg?fit=1792%2C1024" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-66.jpeg?w=1792 1792w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-66.jpeg?resize=300%2C171 300w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-66.jpeg?resize=768%2C439 768w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-66.jpeg?resize=580%2C331 580w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-66.jpeg?resize=345%2C198 345w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-66.jpeg?resize=700%2C400 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">06</span> <span class="date_month">Feb</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/06/symposium-by-gqual-on-cedaws-gr40-a-catalyst-for-gender-equity-and-climate-justice/" title="Symposium by GQUAL on CEDAW’s GR40: A Catalyst for Gender Equity and Climate Justice">Symposium by GQUAL on CEDAW’s GR40: A Catalyst for Gender Equity and Climate Justice</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> [Mamta Borgoyary is an Executive Director at SHE Changes Climate] I believe that 2025 will mark the beginning of a paradigm shift in social transformation, guiding us towards a world that is rooted in justice, compassion and equity. The adoption of the  General Recommendation 40 (GR40) by CEDAW, represents a pivotal step toward elevating women’s participation in historically underrepresented critical spaces,...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/mamta-borgoyary/" title="Posts by Mamta Borgoyary" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mamta Borgoyary</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/06/symposium-by-gqual-on-cedaws-gr40-a-catalyst-for-gender-equity-and-climate-justice/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-48985" class="post-48985 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia-pacific category-environmental-law category-featured category-foreign-relations-law category-international-criminal-law category-international-human-right-law category-international-humanitarian-law category-national-security-law category-north-america category-use-of-force"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/01/28/moyn-heller-the-vietnam-war-and-international-law/" title="Moyn & Heller, “The Vietnam War and International Law”"> <img width="2000" height="1308" src="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/original-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1308" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/original-1.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/original-1.jpg?resize=300%2C196 300w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/original-1.jpg?resize=768%2C502 768w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/original-1.jpg?resize=580%2C379 580w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/original-1.jpg?resize=700%2C458 700w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">28</span> <span class="date_month">Jan</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/01/28/moyn-heller-the-vietnam-war-and-international-law/" title="Moyn & Heller, “The Vietnam War and International Law”">Moyn & Heller, “The Vietnam War and International Law”</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt">The inimitable Sam Moyn and I have a chapter on the Vietnam War and international law in the Cambridge History of the Vietnam War: Volume 3, Endings and Aftermaths, which was just published by Cambridge University Press. Here are the opening paragraphs: There have been thousands of histories of the Vietnam War, but none assigns a pivotal role to international law....</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/kevinjonheller/" title="Posts by Kevin Jon Heller" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kevin Jon Heller</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/01/28/moyn-heller-the-vietnam-war-and-international-law/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-48865" class="post-48865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business-human-rights category-courts-and-tribunals category-environmental-law category-featured category-international-criminal-law category-international-humanitarian-law category-law-and-sustainability"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/12/22/the-otps-new-policy-on-environmental-crimes/" title="The OTP’s New Policy on Environmental Crimes"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-12-18-otp-pr-visual-environmental-crimes-policy-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?fit=1200%2C675" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-12-18-otp-pr-visual-environmental-crimes-policy-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-12-18-otp-pr-visual-environmental-crimes-policy-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-12-18-otp-pr-visual-environmental-crimes-policy-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-12-18-otp-pr-visual-environmental-crimes-policy-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?resize=580%2C326 580w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-12-18-otp-pr-visual-environmental-crimes-policy-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?resize=700%2C394 700w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-12-18-otp-pr-visual-environmental-crimes-policy-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?resize=539%2C303 539w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">22</span> <span class="date_month">Dec</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/12/22/the-otps-new-policy-on-environmental-crimes/" title="The OTP’s New Policy on Environmental Crimes">The OTP’s New Policy on Environmental Crimes</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt">In my capacity as Special Adviser on War Crimes, I have been assisting the Prosecutor with the development of the OTP's forthcoming policy on Environmental Crimes Under the Rome Statute (ECP) -- a policy he announced in Paris last February. “Damage to the environment poses an existential threat to all life on the planet,” the Prosecutor said. “For that reason,...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/kevinjonheller/" title="Posts by Kevin Jon Heller" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kevin Jon Heller</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/12/22/the-otps-new-policy-on-environmental-crimes/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-48356" class="post-48356 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environmental-law category-featured category-uncategorized category-latin-and-south-america tag-environment tag-european-union"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/09/24/brazils-ecological-transition-plan-paving-the-way-for-the-eu-mercosur-agreement-and-enhancing-global-perception/" title="Brazil’s Ecological Transition Plan: Paving the Way for the EU-Mercosur Agreement and Enhancing Global Perception"> <img width="2711" height="2006" src="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/A-male-Brazilian-Ruby-in-Ubatuba-São-Paulo-Brazil-bird.jpg?fit=2711%2C2006" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/A-male-Brazilian-Ruby-in-Ubatuba-São-Paulo-Brazil-bird.jpg?w=2711 2711w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/A-male-Brazilian-Ruby-in-Ubatuba-São-Paulo-Brazil-bird.jpg?resize=300%2C222 300w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/A-male-Brazilian-Ruby-in-Ubatuba-São-Paulo-Brazil-bird.jpg?resize=768%2C568 768w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/A-male-Brazilian-Ruby-in-Ubatuba-São-Paulo-Brazil-bird.jpg?resize=580%2C429 580w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/A-male-Brazilian-Ruby-in-Ubatuba-São-Paulo-Brazil-bird.jpg?resize=700%2C518 700w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/A-male-Brazilian-Ruby-in-Ubatuba-São-Paulo-Brazil-bird.jpg?w=2120 2120w" sizes="(max-width: 2711px) 100vw, 2711px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">24</span> <span class="date_month">Sep</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/09/24/brazils-ecological-transition-plan-paving-the-way-for-the-eu-mercosur-agreement-and-enhancing-global-perception/" title="Brazil’s Ecological Transition Plan: Paving the Way for the EU-Mercosur Agreement and Enhancing Global Perception">Brazil’s Ecological Transition Plan: Paving the Way for the EU-Mercosur Agreement and Enhancing Global Perception</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> [Pedro Serodio holds an LL.M in International and European Law at the Universität des Saarlandes and a Legal Assistant at MarketVector Indexes, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany] Introduction The global issue of deforestation and its environmental consequences stand at 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