World’s Youth for Climate Justice - Asian Front

📅 Register now for the 12 Hour Global Climate Justice conference! ✨ https://lnkd.in/dJUC5gdN | event webpage: https://www.wy4cj.org/ The regional session for Asia titled, "Human Rights Violations in the Context of Climate Change and Applicable Law", will be held online and organized by World’s Youth for Climate Justice - Asian Front front in partnership with the Centre for Climate Justice-Bangladesh (CCJ-B). The session will consist of a Panel Discussion on human rights violations in the context of climate change and applicable law, followed by a Q&A. We are so honored to be joined by our esteemed group of panelists from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India & the Philippines! 🙌 M. Hafijul Islam khan Moumita Das Gupta Harjeet Singh Vositha Wijenayake Kristine Joy Argallon The event takes place in recognition of the ongoing efforts to obtain Advisory Opinions (AOs) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The AOs from these international courts have the power to spark large advancements in climate justice globally, and efforts like these make us optimistic that we can turn the tide within the next five years! 💪 🌏 The conference consists of six main sessions, with one session dedicated to each of the following regions: the Pacific, South & Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. This all will unfold within a 12-hour timeframe, making the webinar a climate justice trip around the world in 12 hours! ⛵ [Asia Session] https://lnkd.in/eYgCGUCR

🆕 📜 Today, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) together with ClientEarth, Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and World's Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ), published key takeaways from the climate advisory opinion (AO) recently issued by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea/Tribunal international du droit de la mer (ITLOS). Our short joint legal memorandum focuses on relevant aspects of the ITLOS AO for the ongoing climate advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), particularly for the comments period and upcoming hearings. With special thanks to Lea Main-Klingst, Sophie Marjanac, Francesco Maletto, Aditi S., Theresa Amor-Jürgenssen, Vishal Prasad & Siosiua Veikune.   📖 Our joint takeaways consider pertinent cross-cutting issues, including, inter alia: 🔹 Applicable law 🔹 Best Available Science 🔹 Equity 🔹 Due Diligence 🔹 Duty Not to Cause Transboundary Harm 🔹 Adopting a Precautionary Approach 🌎 ⚖ With ITLOS having handed down its climate advisory opinion in May this year, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights shortly after having concluded oral hearings in the ongoing climate advisory proceedings before it, our attention is now turning to the ICJ, where participants’ second round of written submissions are due on August 15th. Our joint memorandum on the ITLOS AO aims to support strengthening progressive legal positions in the #ICJAO4Climate. #AOLetsGO #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ 👉🏽 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehDiQjm7 📑 For a short overarching summary of the ITLOS AO, check out the CIEL blog co-written with the brilliant Upasana Khatri (link in the first comment below).

🌏World Environment Day🌏 💚This World Environment Day, Asian Front members have a message for all. Let’s unite together for a greener, cleaner and more sustainable future. Let’s come together to create a world where nature thrives, ecosystems are restored and future generations can enjoy the beauty and bounty of our Earth. Together we can make a difference. Celebrate by taking action Today!! 🌱Our Land. Our Future. We are #generationrestoration #worldenvironmentday #worldenvironmentday🌍 #climatechange #climateaction #june5th #generationrestoration

Thank you to Justice Dr. Ananda Mohan Bhattarai, Justice at the Supreme Court of Nepal, and Prof. Kokila Konasinghe, Head of the Department of Public and International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, for your invaluable support to WYCJ's Asian front.

Thank you to Justice Dr. Ananda Mohan Bhattarai, Justice at the Supreme Court of Nepal, and Prof. Kokila Konasinghe, Head of the Department of Public and International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, for your invaluable support to WYCJ's Asian front.

🌟Words of Appreciation for WYCJ Team🌟 Justice Dr. Ananda Mohan Bhattarai is a justice at the Supreme Court of Nepal. According to him, the initiative of the global youth to take climate change to the ICJ is an incredible move forward. They have asked the World Court to identify the obligations of states in our collective fight against climate change. The world is now in the hands of these young and capable climate activists and we must support them in whichever way we can. If we can do that, greater things will follow- this is only the beginning! Prof. Kokila Konasinghe is the Head of Department of Public and International Law, at the Faculty of Law University of Colombo. She is also serving as the Director of CELP at the University of Colombo. Fighting for an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ, in Professors opinion, is an innovative way of going ahead with climate justice. She also emphasises that inter generational equity in climate battle will be achieved, only if present and future generations equally toil towards a common goal. 🌍Be the Change: Join the movement using the link in our bio! Your voice matters. Together, we can shape a world where justice prevails and our planet thrives. #AOLetsGO #OurFutureOurRights #icjao4climate #ICJAO

The 2024 Geneva Dialogues on Human Rights and Climate Change, building upon past editions, aim to explore the ways in which human rights institutions based in Geneva can play a pivotal role in advancing climate action grounded in human rights principles. Hosted by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), in collaboration with the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR), Earthjustice, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Geneva Office, and the Geneva Environment Network, the event is graciously supported by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Date: 14th of May 2024 Time: 14:00–17:00 (CEST) Venue: Palais des Nations, Room III   https://lnkd.in/g8TtYFSK

In an important ruling that could energise #climatelitigation in India and worldwide, the Supreme Court stated that people possess a fundamental right to be free from adverse impacts of #climatechange. Learn more about it here: https://bit.ly/3WlZuQB

New Event Alert ‼️ 🔔 Building a Sustainable Future for All: Youth-Led Solutions to Climate Change - Side Event at the 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum. This proposed side event is a collaboration between Force Juvénile pour un Avenir Rassurant (FOJAR) & World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ) - Asian Front. The speakers of the event are Nicole Ann Ponce Asian Front) and Roseline Ogwuche (Deputy Convener African Front). They aim to bring attention to one of the most pressing issues on how the climate crisis is affecting the youth and future generations (with special focus on African and Asian countries, two of the most climate vulnerable regions in the world), and how the International Court of Justice could demand the countries to take urgent action to address the climate crisis by issuing an advisory opinion. 🗓️17th April 2024 🕐01:00 - 01:30p.m EST The event is virtual via zoom. Register for the event and get access to the zoom link. Registration link: https://lnkd.in/eYnAPwky #climatechange #globalwarming #humanrights #advisoryopinion #internationalcourtofjustice

Please click the links below to join the live feed of the lecture on Promoting Climate Justice: Roles of Courts and Youth! dedicated to the memory of Prof. Saleemul Huq. Please log in from your device at 4.00 PM BDT, 3:30 PM IST and 12.00 PM CET to catch the live! Facebook live: https://lnkd.in/gz8NNFmD YouTube live: https://lnkd.in/gFRPR56q