Julian Aguon wore a dark blue suit and garland made of white coconut fronds, brown hibiscus tree bark, and brown cowry shells. Under the arched ceilings and chandeliers of the Peace Palace in The Hague, he stepped to the podium to make his case to the International Court of Justice.  “The right to self-determination is a cornerstone of the international legal order,” Aguon told the 15 judges who make up the court. “Yet climate change, and the co…

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LAHORE: Senior Supreme Court judge, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has underlined the critical role of climate finance in achieving climate justice, urging Pakistan to take decisive steps to tackle the climate emergency. He was addressing in a private university in Lahore on Monday. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah pointed out that Pakistan ranks as the 8th most vulnerable country to climate change, highlighting the severity of the issue. “Courts have consist…

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LAHORE – Supreme Court (SC) senior most judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday highlighted Pakistan’s struggle with a climate emergency, saying that no significant progress was made on climate change over the past seven years despite court orders. “Climate finance is climate justice,” said Syed Mansoor Ali Shah while addressing a seminar at a local educational institution in Lahore on Monday. The SC senior judge was of the view that Pakis…

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This Indigenous attorney is fighting for climate justice in the world’s highest court

Lahore: Senior Supreme Court Judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has stated that Pakistan is facing a climate emergency, but despite court orders, no work has been done on climate change in the last seven years. While speaking at a seminar on climate change in Lahore, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said, “Climate finance is climate justice. Pakistan is facing a climate emergency, and it is the eighth-largest country affected by climate change in the world.…

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Julian Aguon wore a dark blue suit and garland made of white coconut fronds, brown hibiscus tree bark, and brown cowry shells. Under the arched ceilings and chandeliers of the Peace Palace in The Hague, he stepped to the podium to make his case to the International Court of Justice.  "The right to self-determination is a cornerstone of the international legal order," Aguon told the 15 judges who make up the court. "Yet climate change, and the co…

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Many of the countries most impacted by rising global temperatures and changes to the weather caused by air pollution are the ones that have caused the least pollution themselves. One example is Vanuatu, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean. Now, Vanuatu and over 100 other countries are fighting back against major polluters such as the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia, bringing a case to the International Court of Justice at The Hague…

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This year's highest-stakes legal battle plays out in the International Court of Justice: 'May well be the most consequential case in the history of humanity'

THE HAYA – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded two weeks of hearings on the legal obligations of States in the face of the climate crisis and the damage caused by the major pollutants, on which it will issue an opinion as a new step towards climate justice. The highest United Nations tribunal announced [...] This article International Court of Justice takes a new step towards climate justice was originally published in IPS News Ag…

LA HAYA – La Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) concluyó dos semanas de audiencias sobre las obligaciones jurídicas de los Estados ante la crisis del clima y los daños causados por los mayores contaminantes, sobre lo cual emitirá opinión como un nuevo paso hacia una justicia climática. El máximo tribunal de las Naciones Unidas anunció […] Este artículo Corte Internacional de Justicia da un nuevo paso hacia la justicia climática se publicó ori…

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