World court joins the fight over climate change
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The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, a group of young Pacific Islanders facing the existential threat of rising sea levels,
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It's been hailed as a "planetary scale" win for climate advocates pushing for stronger action against carbon pollution.The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared nations have an obligation under international law to prevent climate change — and that they may be liable to pay compensation if they fail to do so.
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The top UN court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that also sets out top polluters' responsibilities.
The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating international law if they fail to do their part to protect the planet.
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The Nation on MSNHow Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and WonThe International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a years-long campaign that began with university students.
Countries have very strong obligations under international law to cut climate pollution and prevent significant harm to the global climate that sustains human life.
The ruling’s scope is limited to two American activists, but it represents a striking, if tentative, blow to the president’s efforts to penalize and isolate the world’s highest criminal court.