香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 contributes further to historic legal climate change proceedings in World Court
Legal experts working with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 have submitted written responses to the International Court of Justice as part of their ongoing participation in a case that will address State obligations to protect the climate system and the legal consequences if such obligations were breached.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is often referred to as the World Court and operates as the highest judicial organ of the United Nations, was asked by the UN General Assembly last year聽to deliver an Advisory Opinion on State obligations to protect the world's climate system.
On 22 March 2024, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 contributed to these historical proceedings by submitting its written statement. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is the only international organisation with both state and non-state members being heard by the Court. All other participants to these proceedings are either States or intergovernmental organisations with only state members.
The second important milestone in these proceedings has now been reached, with participants having been granted the possibility to comment on statements presented by other participants. On 15 August,聽Prof Francesco Sindico, the Co-Chair of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Commission on Environmental Law's (WCEL) Climate Change Law Specialist Group, presented 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 responses to the written statements of other States and Organisations to the Registrar of the Court. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 will now have the possibility to present its views during the oral proceedings scheduled to start in December 2024.
The preparation of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 statement to the ICJ has been led by Lead Counsel Prof Christina Voigt, who worked with a wide range of experts collaborating as co-Counsel. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 also benefited from the input of members of the WCEL's Climate Change Law Specialist Group led by Prof Sindico and Dr Fabiano de Andrade Correa.
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 work in these historical ICJ proceedings strengthens the position of the Union as a leading actor when it comes to the development of international law in the field of climate change and environmental protection. It follows similar contributions by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 to advisory opinion proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), whose own was issued on 21 May, and the ongoing advisory proceedings on the climate emergency before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
鈥淚 am delighted to see that the ICJ, the highest judicial body of the United Nations, has allowed 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 the opportunity to contribute to these proceedings, which will have a critical impact on the future of our planet. It shows the high esteem that the Court has for 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and I commend the hard work of the World Commission on Environmental Law in putting together our submission. We are honoured to be able to play a part in such important work", said 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar.
鈥淣inety-one States and international organisations presented a statement to the Court in the context of this Advisory Proceeding. This is the highest number ever received by the Court, and it shows the importance that States attach to climate change and to the need to clarify what are the state obligations to protect the climate system", said Prof Sindico. "I am delighted to represent 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 today and would like to thank Prof Christina Voigt and all other Counsel who have been working tirelessly over the past months to prepare these written comments."
鈥溝愀哿喜士苯峁殖≈辈's written comments, prepared by WCEL and submitted to the Court on 15 August, are a crucial part of our participation in these advisory proceedings. Not only did the comments provide an opportunity to emphasize 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播's main legal arguments, but also to strengthen them by reference to other parties' statements in support of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播麓s arguments", added Prof Voigt. "Moreover, the written comments also allowed us to build on the significant findings by ITLOS and the European Court of Human Rights. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 WCEL is grateful for the opportunity to participate in these historic proceedings.鈥