climate change
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to the world’s highest court
Highest Number of Submissions Received by the ICJ in March Written Submissions
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Comments Submission due on 24 June
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We demand #ClimateJustice at the ICJ
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Highest Number of Submissions Received by the ICJ in March Written Submissions
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We demand #ClimateJustice at the ICJ
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Comments Submission due on 24 June
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Highest Number of Submissions Received by the ICJ in March Written Submissions | Comments Submission due on 24 June | We demand #ClimateJustice at the ICJ | Highest Number of Submissions Received by the ICJ in March Written Submissions | We demand #ClimateJustice at the ICJ | Comments Submission due on 24 June |
We are Pacific Island students whose vision is to live with dignity and without fear of climate change denying us and our children of that freedom.
We are campaigning to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on climate change and human rights.
Our Journey to the ICJ
The Youth Climate Justice Handbook
UNGA Resolution Adopted!
ICJAO Alliance
Get to know us
We believe in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of all women and all men, and of all nations, large and small.
The 2018 IPCC report on 1.5 degree warming confirms that unless drastic action is taken globally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Pacific Islands Countries will cease to exist.
We do not accept this fate. We choose to retain hope, not only that our countries prove resilient, but also that international law and its institutions remain a global beacon of respect for a just and peaceful international order.
We appeal to people everywhere, especially those whose human rights are already being affected by climate change, to join us.
Submissions to the ICJ
We are advocating for strong and robust submissions to be made before the ICJ that :
Focus on Human Rights and the Rights of Future Generations.
Argues for an understanding of state obligations under all international law and not just the Paris Agreement.
Reinforce the scientific consensus that global warming needs to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Advocates for ambitious consequences flowing from a breach of obligations that include reparations, compensation, cessation, loss and damage among others.
After the historic adoption of the UNGA Resolution, the ICJ has set timelines for states and approved International Organisations to make submissions on the legal question.
22 March 2024 - Written Submissions Deadline.
States and approved organisations have already submitted their written statements
24 June 2024 - Written Comments Deadline
States and organisations that have made written comments will submit written comments on other submissions.
TBD - Oral Hearings
The date for this will be set after the comments phase has been completed.
Campaign News
‘This is for the world’s most vulnerable, for all of humanity, and our collective future. This is about what we must save, not what has been lost. This is a campaign to build ambition, not division. This is a campaign to uplift the goals of the Paris Agreement. This is the young generations’ call for justice to the world’s highest court’.
— Bob Loughman
Former Prime Minister, Republic of Vanuatu
