Africa's Climate Advisory Opinion: Framing Rights Through a Decolonial Lens

Johari, Bhavya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3639-0118 (2026) Africa's Climate Advisory Opinion: Framing Rights Through a Decolonial Lens. African Law Matters. University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Available at: https://www.africanlawmatters.com/blog/africas-cli...

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Abstract

As the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights considers the continent's first climate advisory opinion, it confronts a distinctive jurisprudential opportunity: to articulate climate obligations not through mitigation burdens, but through the protection of collective rights and the decolonisation of resource governance.

Item Type: Other Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Africa | Climate Change | Human Rights | African Court
Subjects: Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Environmental Science, Policy and Law
Depositing User: Mr. Syed Anas Ali
Date Deposited: 12 Aug 2026 05:41
Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026 05:41
Official URL: https://www.africanlawmatters.com/blog/africas-cli...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/12201

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