[Juliana Moreira Mendonça (Brazil) is a visiting researcher at the Department of Security Studies of Georgetown University, a Public Defender in Rio de Janeiro State and Associate Personnel at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Professor Claudia M…
Nature as a Rights-Holder? Procedural Rights and Gaps After the Inter-American Court’s Climate Advisory Opinion
The Inter-American Court’s Climate Advisory Opinion introduces procedural rights for nature as a legal entity, creating potential ambiguities in cybersecurity governance frameworks. This could impact organizations in 35+ member states of the Inter-American human rights system by introducing novel liability risks in data protection and environmental compliance. Legal and technical teams must adapt to these changes to mitigate exposure.