Angela Hefti

What a wonderful new cohort of Professors at FIU Law School with @vanessamiller.bsky.social, Barbara Ballan and Mary Zhao

I'm excited to start teaching here at FIU College of Law! I can't wait to delve into my climate research in my beautiful office #FIULaw #International #Law #AssistantProfessor #tenuretrack

The European Court of Human Rights recognises Femi(ni)cide as a Human Rights Violation: N.D. v. Switzerland  - Strasbourg Observers by dr Angela Hefti Introduction In Switzerland, every two weeks a woman is killed, and women experience disproportionately high levels of domestic violence. Femi(ni)cide is not only a Latin American p...

I've been waiting for this since I finished my PhD on femicide in International law. The European Court of Human Rights finally recognizes #femicide #feminicide #violenceagainstwomen as a human rights violation. Here's my blogpost: strasbourgobservers.com/2025/07/16/t...

Advisory Opinion 32/25 Notification "Climate Emergency and Human Rights" ENGLISH YouTube video by Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

The #Inter-American Court of Human Rights just delivered a ground-breaking advisory opinion on climate change & human rights. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/7HcEEJE...

Finally published 👉 🌱https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol46/iss3/2/ :)

Climate change poses lethal risks, but international courts have not yet found a right to life violation in a climate case. Here's how climate risks to life could be adjudicated: #climatelitigation #righttolife #climaterisks #courts #ecofeminism.
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Thrilled that "Intersectional Victims as Agents of Change in International Human Rights based Climate Litigation" is now officially in print: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #KlimaSeniorinnen #victimstatus #Intersectionality #climatelitigation

🌍What an epic week at ⚖️International Court of Justice #ClimateJustice hearings!
🧵A thread on this David vs. Goliath struggle & the outrage sparked by the 🇺🇸US ⬇️
We hope that countries that have yet to speak -like the 🇬🇧UK- will stand for #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
#AOLetsGo

Bringing this over: our paper on health, intersectionality and climate litigation in the @HarvHumRtsJ! 🍀 Wonderful collaboration with @hvkolfschooten.bsky.social and @amintaossom.bsky.social on this important topic. journals.law.harvard.edu/hrj/current/

View up to the bright blue sky from under the pergola of a campus building.

Join our team! EELP seeks a Senior Staff Attorney to lead research on legal strategies addressing public health & climate in light of recent SCOTUS admin law rulings.

Learn more & apply: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on Climate Change – France; Sierra Leone; Ghana; Grenada and Guatemala The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h... An important global response to climate change is in the making:

What intersectionality can do for legal standing. Here's my take
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Join us on 29th March for this important symposium on African Approaches to Climate Change Law. Also on Zoom! hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/cl...

Call for Comments to the ‘Study on the Impact of Climate Change on Human and Peoples’ Rights in ... In line with its mandate to guarantee the rights enshrined within the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), and in the context of the right to d

Africa is hit hard by climate change. But it's Human and Peoples' Rights System holds promise for a human rights response to climate change. Excited about the African Commission's Study on climate change and human rights. Abadir M. Ibrahim and I submitted our comments

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Which islands will become uninhabitable due to climate change first? Climate change is raising sea levels, and many low-lying islands are at risk. But determining which communities will be first to leave is impossible to answer.

Which islands will become uninhabitable due to climate change first?

The only way to solve the climate crisis: interdisciplinary approaches

And my art piece is open to interpretations #climatechange

@nyu for the future of rights and governance #FORGE2023. Thinking about the climate crisis through art. Sometimes art is more precise than law: