ICJ to begin hearings in landmark Pacific climate change case started by students
A landmark case that began in a Pacific classroom and could change the course of future climate talks is about to be heard in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), writes Doug Dingwall for ABC Pacific.
The court will begin hearings involving a record number of countries in The Hague, in the Netherlands, on Monday 2 December. Its 15 judges have been asked, for the first time, to give an opinion about the obligations of nations to prevent climate change – and the consequences for them if they fail.