US EditionICJ Opens Path for Nations to Seek Reparation Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- The International Court of Justice stated that governments must protect the climate and limit greenhouse gas emissions, considering it an 'urgent and existential threat.'
- The ICJ found that countries could be held liable for private actors' actions, particularly in relation to fossil fuel production.
- Lawyers are using the ICJ's opinion to strengthen legal cases in various countries, including Ireland.
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World Court climate opinion turns up the legal heat on governments
THE HAGUE - A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is already being cited in courtrooms, as lawyers say it strengthens the legal arguments in suits against countries and companies. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Legal expert discusses UN court decision that countries can sue each other over greenhouse gas emissions
The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to potentially sue each other over the impacts of climate change and historically generated greenhouse gas emissions.
ICJ Puts Reparations On The Table In Climate Change Case
The International Court of Justice on Wednesday delivered its long-awaited advisory opinion on governments' obligations with respect to climate change, issuing a rare, unanimous decision that opens the door for nations harmed by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions to seek reparations.
Paris. The historic climate pronouncement issued this week by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tightened the fossil energy criteria, declaring that countries have an obligation to respond to the “urgent and existential threat” posed by climate change.
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