NYU Law’s new Environmental Justice Initiative, a joint research and advocacy effort of the Center on Race, Inequality, and ...

Most AI technologies are developed and controlled by private corporations, not democratic institutions. These corporations ...

The protection of the environment is emerging as one of the most significant issues of modern law. The Council of Europe, through the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, has highlighted the ...

The International Court of Justice, the primary judicial body of the United Nations, ruled on July 23, 2025, that a “ clean, healthy and sustainable environment ” is a human right and said in a ...

The concept of living in harmony with Nature has been a recurring theme in global policy for three decades. South Africa has powerful tools for renewal. The next steps require us to move from managing ...

The ruling affirms the legal requirement for expert consenting panels to meaningfully apply Treaty of Waitangi principles under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. The case ...

BEIJING -- The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) concluded its 18th session Tuesday in Beijing.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Julian Schreibman ordered the Department of Environmental Conservation to issue new ...

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Beneath the waves of the high seas, beyond the national borders of any country, lies the deep seabed. Known in international ...

Taiwan’s first bilateral climate agreement provides an entry point to global climate governance, despite Taipei’s exclusion ...

A new uptick in mpox activity, including reports of more virulent clade I lineages circulating in multiple regions, has renewed questions from employers about their obligations when an employee is ...