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UN court ruling may allow poorer countries to sue polluting nations
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, JUL 25 – The International Court of Justice recognized climate harm as a breach of international law and said countries may owe reparations, with nearly 3,000 climate lawsuits filed globally, experts said.
- On Wednesday, July 24, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, ruling that failing to protect the climate system is an internationally wrongful act.
- In 2019, law students from Vanuatu first sought an ICJ opinion, and in 2023 the United Nations General Assembly officially requested it.
- The ICJ called climate change an `urgent and existential threat`, requiring countries to adopt climate action plans with the highest ambitions, and emphasized legal obligations under international law.
- A US State Department spokesperson said `will be reviewing the Court's advisory opinion in the coming days and weeks`, China welcomed the `positive` ruling, and Germany called it an `important milestone`.
- Experts say the ruling could bolster climate negotiations and lawsuits worldwide, and it marks a significant development with the potential to reshape both international and national legislation.
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By James Fite Want to hear a joke? The International Court of Justice (ICJ) dropped a landmark decision on Wednesday, July 23. According to the UN court, wealthy countries must do more to fight climate change – if they don’t, other nations can sue them. And climate activists celebrated across the globe. So, that was the setup. Now, […]
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