Angela Hefti
@angelahefti.bsky.social
International Human Rights, Environmental Law, Comparative Climate Change Litigation
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Angela Hefti
@angelahefti.bsky.social
· May 3
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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What intersectionality can do for legal standing. Here's my take
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What a wonderful new cohort of Professors at FIU Law School with @vanessamiller.bsky.social, Barbara Ballan and Mary Zhao
September 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What a wonderful new cohort of Professors at FIU Law School with @vanessamiller.bsky.social, Barbara Ballan and Mary Zhao
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
August 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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
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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July 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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 #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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July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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...
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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May 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Finally published 👉 🌱https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol46/iss3/2/ :)
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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March 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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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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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January 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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
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🌍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
🧵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
December 7, 2024 at 3:36 PM
🌍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
🧵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
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/
December 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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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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...
Learn more & apply: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
December 4, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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...
Learn more & apply: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
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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December 5, 2024 at 3:04 PM
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h... An important global response to climate change is in the making:
What intersectionality can do for legal standing. Here's my take
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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
May 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
What intersectionality can do for legal standing. Here's my take
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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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March 22, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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...
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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Call for Comments to the ‘Study on the Impact of Climate Change on Human and Peoples’ Rights in ...
In line with its mandate to guarantee the rights enshrined within the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), and in the context of the right to d
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December 2, 2023 at 2:08 PM
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
achpr.au.int/en/news/pres...
achpr.au.int/en/news/pres...
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Which islands will become uninhabitable due to climate change first?
Which islands will become uninhabitable due to climate change first?
Climate change is raising sea levels, and many low-lying islands are at risk. But determining which communities will be first to leave is impossible to answer.
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November 12, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Which islands will become uninhabitable due to climate change first?
The only way to solve the climate crisis: interdisciplinary approaches
November 4, 2023 at 10:37 PM
The only way to solve the climate crisis: interdisciplinary approaches
@nyu for the future of rights and governance #FORGE2023. Thinking about the climate crisis through art. Sometimes art is more precise than law:
November 3, 2023 at 9:33 PM
@nyu for the future of rights and governance #FORGE2023. Thinking about the climate crisis through art. Sometimes art is more precise than law: