Amicus Curiae Brief presented by ClientEarth 21 November 2016 is supported by section 3 of Rule 7 of the Omnibus Rules of Procedure, which provides that: "[h]uman rights cases and/or issues involving civil and political, or economic, social and cultural rights which are of domestic and/or international implication/importance such as extralegal or summary killings, enforced disappearances, massacres, violations against humanity, hamlettings, forced evictions and/or illegal demolitions, development aggression, displacements, food blockades, or violations involving civil, political, economic, social or cultural rights and/or threats thereof that affect the underprivileged and/or other vulnerable or marginalized sectors, or community of persons, regardless of the situs of the violation and/or the personalities involved or implicated in the human rights case or issues, may be the subject of a public inquiry." 26. It therefore follows that the Commission's investigation of the current and past activities of the Carbon Majors and their contribution to anthropogenic climate change is within the scope of its personal jurisdiction. 3.3 Subject matter jurisdiction 27. The Commission is constitutionally empowered to investigate all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights. Civil rights include the rights to: a. life;13 b. liberty;14 13 Protected by section 1 of Article 3 of the Constitution and Article 6 of Part 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 14