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Did the ICJ advisory opinion shift the dial at COP30?

Did the ICJ advisory opinion shift the dial at COP30?

Less than five months have passed since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) produced its landmark advisory opinion (AO) on climate change. The document has already been woven into the narrative of new climate litigation and wedged into existing legal cases, and judges are starting to reference it in their

Make your courts respect environmental protest rights, UN experts tell states

Make your courts respect environmental protest rights, UN experts tell states

Make your courts respect environmental protest rights, UN experts tell states Governments must ensure their judiciaries respect the rights of citizens to push for more ambitious climate action and a just transition to a greener world, UN experts have said. New guidelines for states, published in October by UN special

A human rights legacy? Ten years since Philippine typhoon survivors sought climate justice

A human rights legacy? Ten years since Philippine typhoon survivors sought climate justice

By Jhesset O Enano A pioneering piece of climate justice work by one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations appears to have slipped away from national and global consciousness, but it may yet have its moment in the spotlight. It was just before Christmas in December 2021 when Super

Through the looking glass: How the ICJ watered down its advisory opinion

Through the looking glass: How the ICJ watered down its advisory opinion

Two weeks ago, I published an article about the next steps for the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark advisory opinion on climate change. Today, I’m taking a look at it from a different angle. A lot of attention was paid to the fact that the advisory opinion

Young people forced the International Court of Justice to take a legal stand on climate change. What now?

Young people forced the International Court of Justice to take a legal stand on climate change. What now?

There was a huge moment for international law in July, when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) published its long-awaited advisory opinion (AO) on climate change. Thousands of words have already been expended analysing the impacts of this 133-page document on different parts of the world, including Africa, the US,

‘A shot in the arm for climate litigation’: 13 things we learned from the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change

‘A shot in the arm for climate litigation’: 13 things we learned from the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) published its long-awaited advisory opinion on climate change yesterday. It follows in the judicial footsteps of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) which concluded earlier this month that there is a human right to a healthy climate and the International Tribunal for the

There’s no legal definition of a climate refugee - does that matter?

There’s no legal definition of a climate refugee - does that matter?

When Amali Tower first started interviewing asylum seekers as part of resettlement work with international organisations in the early 2000s, she thought climate change was a “white people problem” myopically focused on polar bears on melting ice floes. She was open and chatty, and in her broad conversations she started