[Opinion] "The Hague Opinion Gives Legal Weight to International Law"

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It all started in a classroom in Vanuatu: in a law degree class, a group of students proposed asking the International Court of Justice for an opinion to clarify what responsibilities countries have regarding climate change. The idea began to gain traction, and after a campaign, the opinion was requested, and this summer they received their answer: The Hague concluded that countries have an obligation to address the climate emergency.