Environmental justice in Africa and elsewhere: The International Climate Court (ICC) / Cour internationale pour le climat (CIC)

This work raises the need to create an ICC (InternationalClimate Court) in order to repair and reduce the environmentalinequalities suffered by Africa, as well as small islanddeveloping States, which, by their geographical location andtheir level of development, are harmed or especially affectedby the harmful effects of climate change.Excessive greenhouse gas emissions, pollution due to fastfashion; radioactive waste; as well as the complexity ofclimatic migrations seriously alter the protection of theenvironment by and on the African continent.The proliferation of cases before the ECHR, The conviction of Switzerland on Tuesday April 9, 2024 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for violation of the Human Rights Convention and The proliferation of cases before the I/A CourtH.R, because the exercise of certain rights guaranteed by theConventions can be compromised by environmentaldegradation and exposure to environmental risks shows theobvious need of an ICC (International Climate Court) toreduce environmental inequalities.