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From Indigenous Loss, a Potent Legal Argument on Climate

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The International Court of Justice unanimously ruled last year that countries have a legal obligation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, a decision launched by law students in Vanuatu and argued by Indigenous Chamorro human rights lawyer Julian Aguon, who gathered testimony from Pacific island communities devastated by climate change.

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Implementation will be the challenge, of course, but this is important progress and work.

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