Public International Law Notes

Dutch court draws on ICJ advisory opinion to rule the Dutch Government failed to protect Bonaire’s inhabitants from the adverse consequences of climate change

Inter-American Court of Human Rights takes a Landmark Step in Climate and Human Rights Jurisprudence: Implications for States and Private Actors

ITLOS issues its groundbreaking advisory opinion on marine pollution caused by greenhouse gases: implications for States, legislators and private actors

On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea issued its much anticipated advisory opinion on the obligations of States to preserve …

European Court Of Human Rights finds first violation of Convention rights based on climate change

The European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR“) has delivered three highly anticipated judgments on the application of the European Convention on Human …

Treaty on maritime biodiversity finalised

On 4 March 2023, the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (Conference) …

SMALL ISLAND STATES SEEK CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY OPINION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

On 29 November 2022, a group of 19 States published the draft text of a proposed United Nations General Assembly resolution which would request an …