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OpinionThe Duty to Protect the Climate: Antara Haldar explains the importance of a recent landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/icj-climate-ruling-signals-new-chapter-in-international-law-by-antara-haldar-2025-08
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Rena Lee elected to International Court of Justice, becoming first Singaporean judge
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Climate change reparations could wreck Britain: The UK stands exposed to an avalanche of spurious and hugely expensive legal claims from other states.
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UN votes to support action on climate change despite US opposition: The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action to prevent ...
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UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling: If resolution is passed, governments will recognise their legal responsibility to cut ...
theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/un-members-prepare-for-pivotal-vote-on-landmark-icj-climate-justice-ruling

OpinionInternational Climate Law Needs Teeth: Ralph Regenvanu calls attention to a new UN resolution that would enshrine states’ legal obligation to combat climate ...
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David vs Goliath: How Vanuatu Is Standing up to the US: For small, climate-vulnerable states, climate change is not a bargaining chip but an existential priority ...
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OpinionWhat Can We Do for the 250 Million and Counting Displaced by the Environmental Crisis? | Common Dreams
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The Pacific won a stunning climate victory at the International Court of Justice. What's next?
abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/whats-next-after-pacific-icj-climate-victory/105747794

How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law: They watched climate change ravage their home countries as rich, polluting nations ...
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Experts Say Liberia’s Security Council Seat Could Strengthen Push for Climate Security, as U.N. High Court Issues Landmark Ruling
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World Court climate opinion turns up the legal heat on governments: A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments ...
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How world court ruling is set to ‘turbocharge’ climate lawsuits as countries sue each other for damages
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Countries are legally liable for climate inaction, International Court of Justice rules
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Landmark world court opinion paves way for holding polluters accountable: A big win in the ICJ advisory opinion is the declaration that climate obligations are ...
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The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court: Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis, is fighting for climate justice ...
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Climate justice for Africa: 3 legal routes for Kenya and others: Despite being the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, African countries have ...
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