Are YOU Guilty?! Climate Lawfare Goes International: ‘Demand that the failure to address climate change be declared a violation of international law’
By Marc Morano
December 6, 2024
10:12 am
by Ron Clutz
DW reports on hearings underway at ICJ International Court of Justice in the Hague. Overview of the proceedings in italics with my bolds. Vanuatu urges ICJ to recognise climate change harms
The outcome of the landmark case could lead to the
establishment of legal framework for holding countries
accountable in the fight against climate change.
Vanuatu, was the first of over 100 countries and organizations to present its views in the two-week proceedings seeking an advisory opinion from the World Court.
Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis World Court told
They demand that the failure to address climate change be declared a violation of international law. Arnold Kiel Loughman, attorney- general of the Vanuatu archipelago nation said that states have obligations to act with due diligence, to prevent significant harm to the environment, to reduce emissions, and to provide support to countries like his.
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