International Court of Justice to begin hearing Vanuatu climate change case today
Monday, December 2, 2024 - 11:58
Today, December 2, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin hearings from an unprecedented 110 nations and international nongovernmental organizations. The ICJ case will consider international legal consequences faced by States for climate change harms. The first State to present will be Vanuatu, the Pacific Island nation that initiated the request for the advisory opinion from the ICJ, along with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).