Greening International Law
Environmental Rights from the Ground Up: What the ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion Means for the Protection of Soil and Our Common Future
Introduction The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 23 July 2025 mark...
Environmental Rights in the Courtroom
By Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Director, Law Division, UNEP Environmental threats are intensifying wor...
Courageous advisory opinions in the realm of climate change. How to proceed?
Introduction The advisory opinions concerning climate obligations of the International Court of Ju...
Ocean Rights: A Citizen Tide in the Face of Diplomatic Silence
Ocean Rights Ignored, Citizens Respond Despite high hopes, the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice f...
After UNOC 3: For a Protocol on Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
The 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice (June 2025) spotlighted the urgent threat of plastic pollution...
Awaiting Wisdom of the World Court: Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change
UN Photo: Seat of the ICJ, Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands I. Introduction: 2024 ...
The Pact for the Future of the Planet: Making Multilateralism Work
The Summit adopted an ambitious outcome document – Pact of the Future– along with its two annexe...
Release of ICEL’s note on the UN General Assembly request for an advisory opinion on the legal obligation of states in response to climate change
To inform proceedings concerning the ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change, the International Counc...
The adoption of the “BBNJ” Agreement: What is in the text and what are the next steps?
On June 29th 2023, the United Nations finally adopted the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction ...
Climate change and the advisory function of international courts and tribunals
A coalition of member States led by Vanuatu is bringing a draft resolution to the UNGA to request an...
Global Climate Change as a Planetary Concern: A Wake-Up Call for the Decision-makers
In the wake of COP27, Prof. Bharat H. Desai of the Centre for International Legal Studies at Jawahar...
Scoring a Goal for Latin America and the Caribbean in Plastic Pollution Talks
Key Proposals: The article offers an analysis of the interests of a multilateral negotiation of a bi...