Vanuatu Makes Opening Argument In International Court’s Climate Change Opinion
On December 2, the International Court of Justice began hearing oral statements on the Advisory Opinion relating to the ...
Vanuatu says landmark ICJ climate change case is about ‘survival’
The United Nations' top court will consider if the world’s largest carbon-emitting nations should pay reparations to smaller, ...
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Vanuatu’s landmark case at ICJ seeks to hold polluting nations responsible for climate change
The case seeks an advisory opinion from the court on the legal responsibilities of countries in relation to climate change, ...
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Climate justice: Action groups livid over Australia’s submission at ICJ
Australia’s government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ...
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World’s Biggest Climate Case Begins in The Hague
The world’s biggest climate case begins at The Hague in the Netherlands today. Oral arguments will be heard by the ...
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Guam attorney Julian Aguon opens climate case before world's highest court
Attorney Julian Aguon, founder of the Guam-based law firm Blue Ocean Law, was one of several people who opened an ongoing ...
A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island ...
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ICJ climate change hearings
"Climate change has shattered our lives. It's stolen our livelihoods, our food, and our peace. Our waters are poisoned, our ...
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Biggest ever climate case starts at the ICJ
As the largest climate case ever opens, Vanuatu's special envoy stresses that climate crisis "threatens our existence." ...
Top emitter China tells World Court that UN treaties cover states’ climate obligations
Ma Xinmin, a legal advisor in China's foreign ministry, tells the International Court of Justice that the existing treaties produced by UN-backed climate change negotiations should be the benchmark fo ...