Vanuatu, Climate Change

Vanuatu Makes Opening Argument In International Court’s Climate Change Opinion
On December 2, the International Court of Justice began hearing oral statements on the Advisory Opinion relating to the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change
Vanuatu says landmark ICJ climate change case is about ‘survival’
The United Nations' top court will consider if the world’s largest carbon-emitting nations should pay reparations to smaller, climate-vulnerable ones.
Vanuatu Urges World Court to Recognise Climate Change Harms
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Vanuatu on Monday urged the top United Nations court to recognise the harm caused by climate change in its judgment on the legal obligation of countries to fight it and address the consequences of them contributing to global warming.
As Vanuatu asks the 'World Court' to hold nations accountable for climate change, Australia says current treaties are enough
Vanuatu has urged the International Court of Justice to find polluting nations have acted unlawfully by contributing to climate change, in a landmark case that could change future climate talks.
Vanuatu calls on ICJ to recognize climate change’s harm
Representatives for the island nation of Vanuatu called on the International Court of Justice this week to recognize the harm caused by climate change, the first remarks the United Nations court heard as it considers international obligations to address climate impacts.
Vanuatu’s landmark case at ICJ seeks to hold polluting nations responsible for climate change
The case seeks an advisory opinion from the court on the legal responsibilities of countries in relation to climate change, and dozens of countries are making oral submissions. Hearings started in The Hague with Vanuatu — the Pacific island nation that initiated the effort to obtain a legal opinion — yesterday.
Climate change responsibility hearings underway at International Court of Justice
Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the planet from climate change.
World Court to open climate change hearings
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE - The United Nations' top court on Monday starts hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming,
ICJ begins hearings to clarify climate change obligations
The International Court of Justice began its first hearings on Monday to clarify what countries are legally required to do to combat climate change. Over two weeks, Vanuatu and other low-lying at-risk islands in the Pacific Ocean will spearhead the hearing.
A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations ...
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Vanuatu’s Youth-Led Movement on Climate Change Heads to the ICJ
The initiative quickly became a global movement which, led by young people from the Pacific Island state, aims to clarify the ...
Landmark climate change case opens at top U.N. court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of small island nations facing ...
A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top UN court will take up the largest case in its history on Monday. It opens two weeks of hearings into what countries ...