Landmark climate change case opens at top UN court

As Vanuatu asks the 'World Court' to hold nations accountable for climate change, Australia says current treaties are enough
Vanuatu has urged the International Court of Justice to find polluting nations have acted unlawfully by contributing to climate change, in a landmark case that could change future climate talks.
Envoy asks International Court of Justice to hold ‘handful of readily identifiable states’ responsible for climate change
Representatives for the island nation of Vanuatu called on the International Court of Justice this week to recognize the harm caused by climate change, the first remarks the United Nations court heard as it considers international obligations to address climate impacts.
Climate change responsibility hearings underway at International Court of Justice
Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the planet from climate change.
Vanuatu urges World Court to recognise climate change harms
Vanuatu on Monday urged the top United Nations court to recognise the harm caused by climate change in its judgment on the legal obligation of countries to fight it and address the consequences of them contributing to global warming.
Small Island States Urge International Court to Look Beyond Climate Treaties
A few UN member states responsible for the majority of emissions have breached international law, a special climate envoy from Vanuatu told the ICJ.
International Court of Justice to decide on states' climate-related obligations
The most vulnerable countries hope the ICJ will decide to strengthen the legal and financial obligations of those responsible for global warming. The hearings are scheduled to last two weeks.
International Court of Justice begins hearings on landmark climate change case
Over the next two weeks, 98 countries and 12 organisations will testify in a major climate change case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),
A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top UN court will take up the largest case in its history on Monday. It opens two weeks of hearings into what countries are legally required to do to combat climate change.
World Court to open climate change hearings
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE - The United Nations' top court on Monday starts hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming,
Vanuatu says landmark ICJ climate change case is about ‘survival’
The top UN court will consider if the world’s largest carbon-emitting nations should pay reparations to smaller climate-vulnerable ones.
The International Court of Justice will take responsibility for the climate crisis...the largest scale ever
Anchor] A trial has begun at the International Court of Justice, the highest court in the United Nations, to hold ...
International Court Releases Written Arguments In Climate Change Opinion
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Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations ...