Sally S Ramage https://www.criminal-lawyer.org.uk/ 7th August 2023

The protection of "Common Interest" is the protection of Human Dignity and Human Rights, and the Extra-territorial Obligations of States under International Law. Now Human Rights and Climate Change (UNHRC) have extended this Extra-Territorial obligation. The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights studied this and so Resolution 10/4 of the UNHRC acknowledges that climate change-related impacts have implications for the effective enjoyment of human rights, such as the right to life, adequate food, water, health, adequate housing, and self determination. Resolution 10/4 UNHRC recognises that human rights obligations has potential to inform international climate change policy-making. Importantly, the Cancun Agreement at 16th COP of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognises link between climate change and Human rights.