The International Court of Justice issued an Advisory Opinion on 23 July 2025 in response to a request by the United Nations General Assembly concerning the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.
The Court’s Advisory Opinion canvassed an array of legal issues arising under treaty and customary international law concerning climate change.
The Advisory Opinion is available here, with a summary by the Court available here.
Nearly 100 States made written submissions and/or oral submissions before the Court. In addition, multiple international organisations and non-governmental organisations participated in the proceedings.
Various members of Chambers acted on behalf of States in these proceedings:
- Albania – Lucas Bastin KC
- Belize – Sam Wordsworth KC; Amy Sander; Sean Aughey; Naomi Hart
- Kuwait – Prof. Dan Sarooshi KC
- Maldives – Jessica Wells; Naomi Hart; Camille Boileau
- New Zealand – Gretta Schumacher
- Pakistan – Sean Aughey
- United Kingdom – Ben Juratowitch KC
