An International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate and human rights would influence countries’ climate goals and policies, help strengthen multilateralism, and catalyze more ambitious action. At the United Nations General Assembly later this year, governments will have a chance to start the process.
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS – Three years ago, a group of law students from across the Pacific met at a university campus in Vanuatu. We came together to discuss how we could put our legal knowledge to work in order to take a stand on the climate crisis that threatened our countries, our cultures, and our futures. Today, we are on the cusp of taking the world’s biggest problem to the world’s highest court.
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS – Three years ago, a group of law students from across the Pacific met at a university campus in Vanuatu. We came together to discuss how we could put our legal knowledge to work in order to take a stand on the climate crisis that threatened our countries, our cultures, and our futures. Today, we are on the cusp of taking the world’s biggest problem to the world’s highest court.