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ICJ’s climate-change opinion is proving a call to arms for future litigation

By Eleonora Rinaldi and Helena Freitas ( August 29, 2025, 15:31 GMT | Comment) -- International tribunals are taking a more active stance on climate change, seeking to hold states legally accountable for their actions or inactions beyond international treaties. An opinion in July from the UN's top court on climate change is the latest development in this trend. Experts see the International Court of Justice's arguments providing solid legal ground for future climate litigation, and possibly encouraging more ambitious climate action in multilateral forums.While the implications of the International Court of Justice's debut ruling on climate change are still being digested, it was clear as the latest example in a new activist trend among international tribunals on climate issues. But what impact could it have? ...

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