John H Knox
@JohnHKnox
John H. Knox is a law professor at Wake Forest University. From 2012 to 2018, he was the first UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment.
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http://www.srenvironment.org 24-04-2015 17:50:35
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I'm thankful to UN Environment Programme + John H Knox for the opportunity to contribute to the development of human rights guidelines for conservation groups and conservation funders. Bringing conservation efforts in line with human rights standards is crucial to secure a just transition.
📢 🔜 ⚖ 🇪🇺 Several upcoming webinars unpacking key lessons from landmark judgments of the European Court of #HumanRights in #ClimateJustice cases (including the history-making judicial victory in the @KlimaSeniorinnen v. 🇨🇭 Switzerland case):
🧵A short thread with key dates⬇️
⚡️⚖️a few snapshots from the landmark #ClimateJustice decision delivered today by the 🇪🇺European Court of Human Rights in Klimaseniorinnen v. 🇨🇭Switzerland
🧵a short thread focusing on the scope of substantive obligations of States...⬇️
From our archives: Using satellite data and smartphone technology, Panama's Indigenous people are tracking loggers who illegally encroach on their lands.
Read more Yale Environment 360: bit.ly/3KZy5Le
Immensely proud & humbled to be nominated as next Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment
Honored to be the first woman & person from the Global South, on the mandate, and to follow amazing legacy from John H Knox and SREnvironment 🙌🏽
First thing first, we are thrilled to see two women appointed as new UN Special Rapporteurs:
🪇🇲🇽 Astrid Puentes Riaño for the position of SREnvironment, &
🪇🇮🇹 Elisa Morgera for the position of @SRClimate.
Read more in our statement: ciel.org/news/ciel-welc…
Still thinking of stunning Grotius lecture by Dame Meg Taylor of PacificEldersVoice w poignant commentary by Julian on Pacific leadership on #InternationalLaw & climate change; on colonialism & struggles for survival & sovereignty
“Hope is a ghost island”
#ASILAM #ASILAM 24
⚡🚨⚖ Upcoming: Major moment for #ClimateLitigation at ⚖️🇪🇺ECHR CEDH of #HumanRights with 3 decisions expected to pave way for future rulings addressing States responsibility under European Convention of #HumanRights (ECHR) to prevent climate-related harms
🧵A short thread👇