Document Type
Book
Publication Date
6-2025
Abstract
Between December 2022 and March 2023, three requests for an advisory opinion were submitted to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Furthermore, a request for an advisory opinion from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCtHPR) is being prepared. As such, 2024–2025 marks an unprecedented moment in global climate litigation: as of November 2024, we are on the verge of having four of the world’s most important international and regional courts and tribunals answering crucial legal questions on the (ex ante and ex post facto) responsibility of States for climate change. This edited book includes 13 chapters discussing advisory opinions as instruments of climate governance, voices and participation in advisory opinion proceedings, and the lasting impact of advisory opinions.
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Human Rights Law | International Law | Law
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Maria Antonia Tigre and Armando Rocha (eds.), The Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis (Brill, 2025)
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