African Court

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Climate Litigation Cross-cutting Issues

Sabin Center Submits Amicus Brief to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

  On Monday, February 9, 2026, the Sabin Center submitted an amicus curiae brief to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court) in the matter of the Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States with Respect to the Climate Change Crisis. The brief explains […]

Climate Litigation

Africa’s Advisory Opinion Request: Taking Climate Justice to the Continent’s Highest Court

Maria Antonia Tigre and Susan Ann Samuel On May 2, 2025, a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), headed by the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), and in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, Resilient40, Natural Justice, and Environmental Lawyer Collective for Africa, submitted a petition to the African Court on […]