Climate Reparations: Moral, Historical, and Legal Justifications for United States Reparations Payments to Female Population Groups in Developing Countries

Authors

Kate Belsito, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note advocates for a community-based reparations program targeting women in rural, developing countries most affected by climate change. It asserts that the United States, as a major historical emitter of greenhouse gases, bears significant responsibility for these harms and has failed to meet its international treaty obligations. The proposed program would address past injustices while promoting future adaptation, emphasizing moral accountability and systemic change.

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | International Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Kate Belsito, Climate Reparations: Moral, Historical, and Legal Justifications for United States Reparations Payments to Female Population Groups in Developing Countries, 5 Cardozo Int’l & Compar. L. Rev. 259 (2021).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/ciclr/vol5/iss1/9