Pacific Island Nations Are Bringing Their Climate Justice Fight to the World's Highest Court

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They want the International Court of Justice to give its opinion on protecting human rights as climate change worsens

But as their attempts to spark drastic action have been met byand the continued use of fossil fuels, interest in using legal levers to force large polluters to take action—or pay up—has grown.

This comes amid an explosion in domestic litigation over the past few years across the globe, and interest in trying to leverage international courts to address the climate crisis has grown. For example,, aims to be the first to bring a case to the U.N. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to help determine the obligations of countries under international law and hold polluters accountable.

 

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'Climate justice' 🤣

Oh brother

May David prevail over Goliath!

Lol

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