A lot of attention has focused on legal proceedings in the ICJ regarding South Africa’s accusation of genocide against Israel. But the ICJ is also considering a critical legal opinion on climate
A swathe of southern Africa about the size of France suffered the driest February in decades, killing crops and precipitating a power shortage that threatens to hit copper mines in a key producing region. Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg. This has placed a spotlight on the ICJ at a time when it is considering another critical legal opinion – therequested by the UN General Assembly regarding the obligations states have under international law in respect of climate change.
The Government must ensure, however, that any submission does not seek to stymie efforts to shape fair and equitable climate legal principles. In its previous submission to a similar European Court of Human Rights case on climate change, Ireland was accused by lawyers of “bordering on climate denial” due to its
Lilly Higgins: My coddle is a bit different to the Irish classic recipe, but it’s still a one-pot wonderWhat the Government must instead advocate for at the ICJ is the establishment of substantive obligations for states to follow the best available climate science, and to ensure all possible efforts are made to remain withinlaid out in the Paris Agreement.
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