Posted on 12/02/2024 6:26:25 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The United Nations' top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect the planet against climate change and help vulnerable nations combat its devastating impact.
Representatives from Vanuatu and other low-lying at-risk islands in the Pacific Ocean will open marathon proceedings at the International Court of Justice at 10:00 am (0900 GMT) before a 15-judge panel.
Over the course of the next two weeks, more than 100 countries and organisations will make submissions on the topic, the highest number ever before the Hague-based court.
Activists hope that the opinion from the ICJ's judges will have far-reaching legal consequences in the fight against climate change.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution last year that referred two key climate questions to the international judges.
Firstly, it asked, what obligations do states have under international law to protect the Earth's climate system from pollutant greenhouse gas emissions?
Secondly, what are the legal consequences of these obligations in cases where states, "by their acts and omissions, have caused significant harm to the climate system and other parts of the environment"?
The second question also was linked to the legal responsibilities states have for harm caused by climate change to small, more vulnerable countries and their populations.
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Dear u.n.......🖕
Give it up already
I double the middle finger with the use of my two hands
I double the middle finger with the use of my two hands
Destroy the UN as soon as possible. It is a corrupt gathering of lunatics and grifters.
climate change hoax...
What’s the point? We all know the only action items from this “court” will be how much money will change hands. Nothing about the climate will be done.
The words “international” and “judges” when conjoined constitute an oxymoron. Nations may have judges, but outside of that are just international opinions.
It’s well past time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US.
Give em the pinky instead, they don’t deserve the best!
Note: The name of the place is *not* “the Hague”, but “The Hague”. The ‘T’ is capitalized. The city itself uses “Den Haag” in all its communications.
Yeah, it is peculiar.
It's what? I stopped reading at this point.
Ladies and gentlemen, please
Would you bring your attention to me?
For a feast for your eyes to see
An explosion of catastrophe
Like nothing you've ever seen before
Watch closely as I open this door
Your jaws will be on the floor
The court needs to be shut down—their existence is harmful to children and other living things.
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