• Can Strategic Litigation Remove Barriers to Protecting the Climate?

  • Aug 19 2024
  • Length: 25 mins
  • Podcast

Can Strategic Litigation Remove Barriers to Protecting the Climate?

  • Summary

  • In this episode, we have the pleasure of continuing the conversation with Dr. Ashfaq Kalfan, who is the Director of Climate Justice at Oxfam USA. We continue our conversation from the previous episode, where we talked more about his career, focusing on socio economic human rights, and moving into strategic climate litigation. And here we go into more detail about climate justice, what is happening in the world of strategic climate litigation, as well as his perspectives on human rights and how they can be improved to increase access to justice for all. We hope you enjoy the second part of our conversation.


    Key Highlights:

    • Learn About Strategic Climate Litigation: Learn about the international laws and courts governing climate change and strategic litigation as means of holding states accountable.
    • First-Hand Experience: Explore the experiences of Dr. Ashfaq Khalfan with working on climate change litigation and socio-economic rights, i.a. with Amnesty International, Oxfam USA and the Center for International Sustainable Development Law.
    • Social Justice Issues: empowering, equipping change-makers around the world to be able to understand how international law can be used in their work.
    • Access to Justice: The discussion highlights the significant challenges in ensuring access to justice for climate change through strategic litigation


    Why Listen? This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in environmental justice, climate change, strategic litigation, human rights, freedom of speech!


    Call to Action:

    • Stay tuned for part two, where we continue the conversation with Ashfaq Khalfan!
    • Follow and share the Podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!
    • Stay informed and take action by advocating for sustainable practices and supporting policies that protect our environment and human rights.


    Keywords: Climate change, climate emergency, climate crisis, climate Justice, environmental justice, socio-economic rights, sustainable development law, human rights, podcast episode, Just Access.


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