From Indigenous Loss, a Potent Legal Argument on Climate
Reported byYale Environment 360 ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
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.
Implementation will be the challenge, of course, but this is important progress and work.
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