Towards the Human Right to Climatic Non-Interference

Abstract

This article aims to contribute to the academic debate on how to address international climate-induced human displacements and climate change more widely by proposing the inclusion of a new human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (udhr). The new right is called the right to climatic non-interference. It consists of two sub-rights, namely, the right not to be subjected to climatic interference by one’s home state and the right not to be subjected to climatic interference by foreign states. First, the content of the right to climatic non-interference is elaborated. The right to climatic non-interference is then contrasted with other existing or proposed environment-related human rights. This is followed by an explanation of the mechanics, significance, and legal effect of adding the new human right to the udhr. Finally, the incentives for states to implement the right to climatic non-interference are considered.