Centre for Environmental Law Studies of Tarragona (CEDAT)

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Susana Borràs Pentinat

Associate Professor of Public International Law and International Relations at Rovira i Virgili University, coordinator of the Master's Degree in Environmental Law and researcher at the Tarragona Centre for Environmental Law Studies (CEDAT)

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The Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice in The Hague (Netherlands)
climate change
The International Court of Justice will issue its advisory opinion today on countries' obligations to address the effects of climate change

Today at 3:00 PM CEST, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the principal judicial body of the United Nations, will issue its advisory opinion on the obligations of states in relation to climate change and the legal consequences of those obligations. The case stems from a Pacific youth initiative, taken up by the small island nation of Vanuatu, which led a coalition of 132 countries to request an opinion. It is expected to determine whether large, polluting countries should be held accountable for damages caused to small island nations.