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Five key takeaways from the ICJ’s historic climate ruling and what comes next

The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action.

Euronews

Caribbean leaders hail ICJ climate ruling as ‘historic’ win for small island states

PM of St Vincent and the Grenadines says ruling will strengthen the Caribbean’s negotiating power when it comes to climate change reparations

The Guardian - UK

‘We were heard’: the Pacific students who took their climate fight to the ICJ – and won

In a packed court thousands of kilometres from home, Cynthia Houniuhi saw years of work come to fruition with the landmark ICJ opinion on climate harm

The Guardian - AU

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Thailand and Cambodia’s escalating conflict has roots in century-old border dispute

There has been a dramatic escalation in a long-running border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. On July 23, five Thai soldiers from a border patrol unit in Ubon Ratchathani province were seriously injured after stepping on a land mine – a second such incident in a week.

The Conversation

What we know about clashes on the Thai-Cambodian border

Armed clashes have led to deaths and injuries on both sides.

Al Jazeera

Why the reluctance to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza?

A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance

The Guardian - US

Australia warned it could face legal action over ‘wrongful’ fossil fuel actions after landmark climate ruling from world’s top court

Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as Australia

The Guardian - AU

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Historic ruling finds climate change ‘imperils all forms of life’ and puts laggard nations on notice

Climate change “imperils all forms of life” and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found.

The Conversation

World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia

The world’s highest court says countries are legally obliged to prevent harms caused by climate change, in a ruling that repudiates Australia’s claims it is not legally responsible for emissions from our fossil fuel exports.

The Conversation

UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had a legal duty to act or face consequences.

Radio France Internationale

UN's top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways.

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change

The Independent UK

Healthy environment ruled a human right by world’s top court, as campaigners hail ‘seismic’ win

Countries could be held legally liable for failure to act on climate change

The Independent UK

Countries have a duty to battle climate change: court

Climate change is "an existential problem of planetary proportions" and countries have a responsibility to take it on, the International Court of Justice says.

AAP

UN's top court says healthy environment is a human right in historic climate ruling

Experts say the non-binding advisory opinion could mark a turning point in international climate law.

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Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules

Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitution

Al Jazeera

In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’

ICJ Judge Yuji Iwasawa says greenhouse emissions are ‘unequivocally caused by human activities’ as he delivers opinion.

Al Jazeera

‘Historic’ ruling on climate change by World Court: What to expect

The ICJ is set to decide the future course of climate accountability in a landmark legal case brought by Vanuatu.

International Business Times

Vanuatu: ICJ Ruling A 'Game-changer' For Climate Justice

The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver its first-ever legal opinion on climate change.

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International Business Times

ICJ Climate Ruling: Five Things To Watch For

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law.

International Business Times

ICJ To Hand Down Watershed Climate Opinion

The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

The Conversation

Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change.

Euronews

‘A defining moment’: UN court to deliver historic ruling on countries’ climate obligations

The case has been dubbed a ‘David versus Goliath’ battle, with vulnerable nations pushing for a more robust legal framework for climate action.

The Guardian - AU

New MPs deliver first speeches – as it happened

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How young people have taken climate justice to the world’s international courts

Youth activist organisations including Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and World Youth for Climate Justice recently coordinated massive online calls across two different time zones. These two global gatherings were in preparation for a coordinated global youth movement around the release of the most anticipated advisory opinion scheduled to…

International Business Times

World's Major Courts Take Growing Role In Climate Fight

The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries.

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