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Climate activists supporting the resolution before the UN [Source: Fiji One News]
An initiative that began as an extracurricular exercise in a USP law class in 2019 has succeeded in making an extraordinary journey to the United Nations General Assembly, and will soon result in the International Court of Justice determining legal issues of climate change for the first time.
On 29March, the UN General Assembly will adopt a resolution requesting the International Court of Justice – the World’s Highest Court – to issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of States under international law with respect to climate change, human rights, and intergenerational equity. The resolution is co-sponsored by 120 States which is almost two-thirds of UN Members. More than 220 civil society organisations have also written to all UN Member States urging them to support it…
The full story can be found at Fiji One News, along with other stories from Fiji and around the Pacific.
