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International Human Rights, Environmental Law, Comparative Climate Change Litigation Visiting @Harvard

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · May 3

What intersectionality can do for legal standing. Here's my take
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Intersectional Victims as Agents of Change in International Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation | Transnational Environmental Law | Cambridge Core

Intersectional Victims as Agents of Change in International Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · 24d

What a wonderful new cohort of Professors at FIU Law School with @vanessamiller.bsky.social, Barbara Ballan and Mary Zhao

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'm excited to start teaching here at FIU College of Law! I can't wait to delve into my climate research in my beautiful office #FIULaw #International #Law #AssistantProfessor #tenuretrack

Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Jul 16

I've been waiting for this since I finished my PhD on femicide in International law. The European Court of Human Rights finally recognizes #femicide #feminicide #violenceagainstwomen as a human rights violation. Here's my blogpost: strasbourgobservers.com/2025/07/16/t...

The European Court of Human Rights recognises Femi(ni)cide as a Human Rights Violation: N.D. v. Switzerland - Strasbourg Observers

by dr Angela Hefti Introduction In Switzerland, every two weeks a woman is killed, and women experience disproportionately high levels of domestic violence. Femi(ni)cide is not only a Latin American p...

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Jul 3

The #Inter-American Court of Human Rights just delivered a ground-breaking advisory opinion on climate change & human rights. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/7HcEEJE...

Advisory Opinion 32/25 Notification "Climate Emergency and Human Rights" ENGLISH

YouTube video by Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · May 23

Finally published 👉 🌱https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol46/iss3/2/ :)

An Ecofeminist Approach to Climate Risks

Climate change poses significant risks to the human right to life. However, international adjudicators have either neglected to examine right to life claims in the context of climate risks or dismisse...

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Mar 5

Climate change poses lethal risks, but international courts have not yet found a right to life violation in a climate case. Here's how climate risks to life could be adjudicated: #climatelitigation #righttolife #climaterisks #courts #ecofeminism.
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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Jan 9

Thrilled that "Intersectional Victims as Agents of Change in International Human Rights based Climate Litigation" is now officially in print: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #KlimaSeniorinnen #victimstatus #Intersectionality #climatelitigation

Transnational Environmental Law: Volume 13 - Issue 3 | Cambridge Core

Cambridge Core - Transnational Environmental Law - Volume 13 - Issue 3

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🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · Dec 7

🌍What an epic week at ⚖️International Court of Justice #ClimateJustice hearings!
🧵A thread on this David vs. Goliath struggle & the outrage sparked by the 🇺🇸US ⬇️
We hope that countries that have yet to speak -like the 🇬🇧UK- will stand for #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
#AOLetsGo

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Dec 6

Bringing this over: our paper on health, intersectionality and climate litigation in the @HarvHumRtsJ! 🍀 Wonderful collaboration with @hvkolfschooten.bsky.social and @amintaossom.bsky.social on this important topic. journals.law.harvard.edu/hrj/current/

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Environmental & Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School @harvardeelp.bsky.social · Dec 4

Join our team! EELP seeks a Senior Staff Attorney to lead research on legal strategies addressing public health & climate in light of recent SCOTUS admin law rulings.

Learn more & apply: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

View up to the bright blue sky from under the pergola of a campus building.

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Dec 5

webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h... An important global response to climate change is in the making:

THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on Climate Change – France; Sierra Leone; Ghana; Grenada and Guatemala

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · May 3

What intersectionality can do for legal standing. Here's my take
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Intersectional Victims as Agents of Change in International Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation | Transnational Environmental Law | Cambridge Core

Intersectional Victims as Agents of Change in International Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation

www.cambridge.org

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Mar 22

Join us on 29th March for this important symposium on African Approaches to Climate Change Law. Also on Zoom! hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/cl...

Climate Justice Series at HLS: Day 2 - Harvard Law School | Human Rights Program

Day 2 of the Series of Climate Justice Events at HLS (The Harvard Human Rights Journal Symposium is on Day...

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Angela Hefti @angelahefti.bsky.social · Dec 2

Africa is hit hard by climate change. But it's Human and Peoples' Rights System holds promise for a human rights response to climate change. Excited about the African Commission's Study on climate change and human rights. Abadir M. Ibrahim and I submitted our comments

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