Climate and Human Rights
Laws and regulations Climate Change Act. Act of 16 June 2017 no. 60 on climate targets. Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act: Act of 16 June 2017 no. 51 relating to equality and a prohibition against discrimination. NIM Act: Act of 22 May 2015 no. 33 relating to the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution. Nature Diversity Act: […]
The United Nations recommends that all States have a National Human Rights Institution to protect and promote human rights within their jurisdiction. In Norway, the National Human Rights Institution is called “Norges Institusjon for Menneskerettigheter” or “NIM” for short. We are headquartered in Oslo and have a second office in Kautokeino, with a total of […]
In this report, NIM reviews the human rights framework in relation to the collection of Sámi statistics.
In this report we identify what the Metaverse is and what it may become, as well as what this could entail for people, society, politics and human rights. This report is the result of a collaboration between the Norwegian Board of Technology and the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution.
Climate and Human Rights
Environmental rights also include procedural rights. The procedural rights are not about the content of decisions, but they place certain requirements on the procedure in climate and environmental cases. 7.1. Introduction The main category of procedural rights is what one might call participatory rights. Participatory rights include the right to environmental information, the right to […]
The Metaverse and Human Rights
Andrae, Anders S. G. (2022) Net global effect of digital – power and carbon. Conference, Future societies – digitalization and energy demand. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359267867_Net_global_effect_of_digital_-_power_and_carbon Ball, Matthew (2022) The Metaverse, And How it Will Revolutionize Everything. Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York. Brown, Sara (2022) What Second Life and Roblox can teach us about the metaverse. […]
Climate and Human Rights
Over the past few decades, climate change has truly begun to materialise. The world has seen a significant increase in extreme weather, heatwaves, droughts and floods. This has serious consequences for a significant portion of the world’s population. 8.1. Introduction According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there is a risk that […]
The escalating climate crisis raises complex questions at the intersection of law, policy and science. Climate change threatens the effective enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, private and family life and home, health, and culture. The purpose of this report is to examine the human rights protection of the Sámi people in Norway from the effects of climate change, who in many ways are the “canaries in the coalmine” of the climate crisis.
Dette er et sammendrag av rapporten «Menneskerettslig vern mot inngrep i samiske bruksområder». Sammendraget er identisk med første kapittel i rapporten. Les hele rapporten «Menneskerettslig vern mot inngrep i samiske bruksområder» her. Det rettslige vernet mot naturinngrep som følger av folkeretten og norsk rett, er ikke sterkt nok til å hindre at stadig nye områder […]
Climate and Human Rights
Around 1550 climate actions are currently in progress in courts around the world. As of today, approximately 41 are based on human rights, and the number is rising. 9.1. Introduction International climate cases may be categorised in different ways, such as by defendant, cause of action or legal basis. If we look at who the […]