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ClimateLaw

What have states committed to on climate, and is it law?

Reference, pending review

The UNFCCC, Kyoto and Paris and the national law that implements them.

Treaties

4 records
Treaties Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Binding emission targets for developed-country parties. Treaties Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Phase-out of ozone-depleting substances. Treaties Paris Agreement Nationally determined contributions toward holding warming well below 2°C. Treaties United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change The framework for international climate cooperation.

Rights

1 records
Rights Right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment Recognised by the UN General Assembly as a human right (resolution 76/300, 2022). UNGA res. 76/300 Pending review

Recent events

  1. Paris Agreement entered into force UN Treaty Collection ↗
  2. Kyoto Protocol entered into force UN Treaty Collection ↗
  3. UNFCCC entered into force UN Treaty Collection ↗
  4. Montreal Protocol entered into force UN Treaty Collection ↗

Areas of law

International Environmental Law Climate Law Find a lawyer: International Environmental Law Find a lawyer: Climate Law

What we do not have yet

  • No legislation in the corpus is tagged with this domain's concepts yet.
  • No court decisions in the corpus are tagged with this domain's concepts yet.

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Sources UNFCCC (1992)Paris Agreement (2015)