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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: What Happens Now?

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Photo by Mathias Reding on Unsplash Climate change litigation has finally reached the world’s highest court. Following a similar timeline, it is likely that the ICJ will render an opinion in the second half of 2024 or in the first half of 2025. The UNGA adopted resolution (A/77/L.58) 58) by consensus. What can we expect?

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Guest Commentary: Lessons from the Belgium Climate Case: the devil is in the details

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In this commentary, we recall the background of the case, provide context to the Tribunal’s decision, and shed light on the case’s takeaways for global climate litigation. The Tribunal’s use of Aarhus to broadly interpret standing is a promising development for climate litigation in other States parties to this Convention.

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Why Legal Process Outsourcing is the right choice for you?

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billion of the worldwide Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) requirement by 2025. The following are some of the reasons why law firms should consider outsourcing their legal processes: Costs: Due to increased regulations and litigation expenses, corporate legal spending is soaring. percent between 2019 and 2025. The Need for LPO.

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Holding protest organizers liable for injuries

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Lastly, the court denied review in a case challenging a prestigious Virginia magnet high school’s admissions policy , which while facially neutral had the effect of reducing the admission of Asian American students from 73% to 54% for the class of 2025. Alito dissented, joined by Thomas. He said that the decision of the U.S. Until next time!

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The Curious Ethical Case of Kevin Morris

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As to the later written agreement, Morris admitted that the loan would not be due until 2025, after the next election, and could be excused by Morris. The third provision refers to advancing the costs of the litigation to the extent that they are contingent on “the outcome of the matter.” A Oh, well, yeah. A I think.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati.

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