A Glimpse into More Equitable International Governance
<p>On March 29, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on state obligations relating to climate change and the consequences of breaching them under several sources of international law, including the UN...
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| Language: | deu |
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
2023-04-01
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| Series: | Verfassungsblog |
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| Online Access: | https://verfassungsblog.de/a-glimpse-into-more-equitable-international-governance/ |
| Summary: | <p>On March 29, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on state obligations relating to climate change and the consequences of breaching them under several sources of international law, including the UN Charter, human rights treaties, and international customary law. The import of both the request and the opinion, however, is not just about Earth’s climate system and the extent of state obligations for protecting it; it is also about the potential for more equitable, just, and effective international governance.</p>
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| ISSN: | 2366-7044 |