Milbank LLP International Arbitration partner Viren Mascarenhas was quoted by Law360 in the article, “Climate Activists Gaining Ground in Courts Worldwide.” The article discusses the litigation movement to use the courts to establish governments’ climate change responsibilities.
"This movement has been afoot before regional and international courts for about 15 years. But it is getting much more traction now in the last 3 to 5 years as several of these courts … are hearing these cases and rendering decisions in favor of the plaintiffs or claimants,” said Mr. Mascarenhas.
Mr. Mascarenhas has significant experience advising or representing states and international organizations in proceedings before international courts and arbitral tribunals, including on issues of maritime and territorial boundary disputes, international environmental law and transboundary harm, and human rights. Milbank recently represented the UN Special Rapporteurs for Human Rights & Climate Change (Dr. Ian Fry), Toxics & Human Rights (Dr. Marcos Orellana), and Human Rights & the Environment (Dr. David Boyd) in a submission to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea regarding the rights and human obligations of States under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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