US EditionUN Court Says Healthy Environment Is a Human Right, Warns Climate Inaction May Breach International Law
SOUTH HOLLAND, NETHERLANDS, JUL 23 – The ICJ ruled that states must cooperate to reduce emissions and face legal consequences for harming the climate, amid nearly 3,000 climate lawsuits worldwide, experts say.
- On Wednesday, the top United Nations legal body based in The Hague released a non-binding advisory opinion regarding countries' legal responsibilities to address climate change.
- The opinion followed a 2023 U.N. General Assembly request prompted by Vanuatu and other vulnerable island nations facing existential threats from rising sea levels.
- Hearings held last December included arguments from low-lying states for stronger emissions reductions and from wealthy nations supporting existing non-binding treaties like the Paris Agreement.
- Judge Yuji Iwasawa stated greenhouse gas emissions are unequivocally human-caused and not territorially limited, while experts called the opinion a pivotal legal benchmark to hold nations accountable.
- This advisory ruling could strengthen future climate litigation and international cooperation, although major producers like the U.S. and Russia oppose mandated emissions cuts.
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The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law
In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an “internationally wrongful act”—meaning countries could face legal consequences for harming the planet.
Countries Could Be in Breach of International Law by Failing to Undertake Climate Action: ICJ
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion on Wednesday saying that countries could be in breach of international law if they fail to take adequate climate action. While the opinion is nonbinding, it is expected to influence climate-related litigation and global policy discussions. Legal experts say the ruling may provide a basis for countries to seek reparations for climate-linked damage. “Failure of a state to take app…
With its latest report, the International Court of Justice in The Hague has set a new level of globalist patronage: states should be forced to follow climate alarmism in the future – otherwise damages are threatened. It is the way to a climate dictatorship that, under the guise of human rights, is undermining national sovereignty and democratic decision-making freedom. The current ICJ report creates a dangerous precedent: states are not only mor…
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Top UN court says treaties compel wealthy nations to curb global warming - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
THE HAGUE — The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments to curb pollution or risk having to pay compensation to nations hard hit by climate change.
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