ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States with Respect to Climate Change: Human Rights-Based Reflections on Due Diligence
I. INTRODUCTION The much anticipated ICJ Advisory Opinion of 23 July 2025 was historic in its affirmation of Member State obligations to act to curb climate change through adaptation and...
Can the International Court of Justice Finally Declare Fossil Fuel Subsidies a Violation of International Law?
The ICJAO has the historic opportunity to legally interrogate fossil fuel subsidies. Judge Cleveland’s question invites the Court to finally place fossil fuel production and its explicit and implicit financial...
A Manifest Lack of Justice?: The ICJ’s Decision in Sudan v. United Arab Emirates
On 5 March 2025, Sudan submitted an application instituting proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ/Court), alleging that the UAE is in violation...
Pacific Island Countries Make Historic Submissions to the International Court of Justice Climate Change Advisory Opinion
March marks a major moment for the Pacific. After nearly a year since the General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice...
South Africa vs Israel
The essence of the crime of genocide is in its combination of intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group” and actions taken...
Ukraine v Russian Federation – ICJ Continues to Struggle with the Grounds of Racial Discrimination
On 31 January 2024, the International Court of Justice announced its decision in Ukraine v Russian Federation concerning the application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing...
The International Court of Justice’s Order in South Africa v Israel
This blog considers the case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between South Africa and Israel. It summarises the court’s order, before looking ahead to the impact of the...
