A Right to Defend the Environment - Legal Protection for Environmental Advocacy in the IACtHR’s Climate Advisory Opinion Alizadeh Marandi, Nina Author aut Schönberger, Philipp Author aut Text xx# 2025 Verfassungsblog 2025-09-16 eng
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 In a remarkable yet underexplored section, the IACtHR establishes a right to defend the environment, along with corresponding duties of States to protect environmental defenders. By recognizing environmental defenders as essential actors in democratic climate governance, the IACtHR’s advisory opinion advances a bold vision of environmental democracy that positions civic engagement as a vital precondition for legitimate and effective climate action. CC BY-SA 4.0 Alizadeh Marandi, Nina Advisory Opinion Climate Crisis climate litigation IACtHR Right to Protest 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-right-to-defend-the-environment/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/9cb577e494c7079a 250916 10.59704/9cb577e494c7079a Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)