Course: 4.1 Climate Change and Human Rights

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Select topic 1. The Progressive Recognition of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Climate Change

1. The Progressive Recognition of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Climate Change
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- Select activity Reading 1. Boyle, Human Rights and the Environment
  
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- Select activity Reading 2. Savaresi, Human rights and the impacts of climate change
  
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- Select activity Reading 3. Langford, Critiques of Human Rights
  
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- Select activity (Video) Mary Robinson, first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. “Why Climate Change Is a Threat to Human Rights” Ted Talks (2015)
  
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- Select activity Reading 2. UNEP, Climate Change and Human Rights
  
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- Select activity Topic 1.1 Overview of the impacts of Climate Change on Human Rights.ppt
  
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- Select activity Topic 1.2 Incorporation of Human Rights obligations into Climate Change actions.ppt
  
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Select topic 2. Human rights in global climate change negotiations, agreements, and action

2. Human rights in global climate change negotiations, agreements, and action
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- Select activity Reading 1. Wallbott & Schapper, Negotiating by own standards?
  
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- Select activity Reading 2. OHCHR Statement on COP 27
  
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- Select activity Reading 3. OHCHR, Applying a Human Rights-Based Approach To Climate Change Negotiations
  
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- Select activity Reading 4. Stimson, Can We Really Switch Off Human Rights When We Negotiate on Climate?
  
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- Select activity Topic 2 - Human rights in global climate change negotiations, agreements, and action.ppt
  
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Select topic 3. Right to Development and Climate Change in Focus

3. Right to Development and Climate Change in Focus
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- Select activity Reading 1. Ivanova et al., Climate Change, Human Rights and Sustainability
  
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- Select activity Reading 3. German Institute for Human Rights Human Rights in Practice Climate Change and Human Rights
  
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Select topic 4. Governmental Obligations to Address the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change

4. Governmental Obligations to Address the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change
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- Select activity Reading 1. CIEL, States’ Human Rights Obligations in the Context of Climate Change
  
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- Select activity Reading 2. Knox, Linking Human Rights and Climate Change at the UN
  
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Select topic 5. Obligations and responsibilities of private actors to address the Human Rights implications of climate change

5. Obligations and responsibilities of private actors to address the Human Rights implications of climate change
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Select topic 6. Obligations to Specific Persons, Groups and Peoples in vulnerable situations

6. Obligations to Specific Persons, Groups and Peoples in vulnerable situations
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Select topic 7. Rights-Based Climate Litigation

7. Rights-Based Climate Litigation
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Topic outline

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1. The Progressive Recognition of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Climate Change

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2. Human rights in global climate change negotiations, agreements, and action

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3. Right to Development and Climate Change in Focus

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4. Governmental Obligations to Address the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change

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5. Obligations and responsibilities of private actors to address the Human Rights implications of climate change

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6. Obligations to Specific Persons, Groups and Peoples in vulnerable situations

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7. Rights-Based Climate Litigation

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