Climate Cases
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say. By Dana Drugmand – https://insideclimatenews.org/ Una May Gordon, Jamaica’s former principal director of climate change, noted on opening day of the United Nations climate summit last week in Brazil that […]
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ICJ to rule on states’ climate obligations in 2025
By Marco Lopez – Editor-In-Chief, Climate Spotlight From December 2–13, 2024, a record-breaking 100-plus oral submissions were delivered to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The court, which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN), has been asked to give an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of states in relation to […]
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Historic ICJ climate case concludes
Over 100 countries and international organizations presented arguments on who should bear legal responsibility for the climate crisis; the ICJ has now begun deliberations, but no end date has been announced as yet By Marco Lopez Who will bear the legal responsibility for the climate crisis? For the developing world, the answer is clear – […]
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El Salvador faces international scrutiny for “Political Trial” of environmental activists
The five men, were at the forefront of an over decade-long campaign to ban metal mining in El Salvador, in order to protect the country’s diminishing water sources and farmlands from continual contamination. By Marco Lopez Five environmental activists from El Salvador are currently on trial in that Latin American nation facing life imprisonment for […]
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Global community seeks advisory opinion from ICJ on Climate Change
Vulnerable countries are requesting clarity on the legal consequences under international law obligations to ensure the protection of the climate system By Marco Lopez BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 29, 2024 Belize is one of 91 countries from around the world that delivered written submissions in a climate case currently being heard by the International Court […]
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Youths from Montana win landmark climate trial
By Climate Spotlight Staff The first of its kind ruling from the District Court in Helena, Mont., was handed down today, August 14th. Helena, Montana is today the epicenter of climate activism in the United States. A District Court handed down its decision in a first-of-its-kind climate activism case in the country. The attorneys for […]
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