12
Nov
The Common Concern of Humanity: Has the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Helped it “Cross into the Kingdom of Law”?
[Omar Grech is Associate Professor within the Department of International Law, University of Malta] Several excellent posts on this blog have already explored different facets of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, including its treatment of state responsibility and obligations erga omnes. This post takes a different tack. It argues that the Opinion marks a doctrinal breakthrough for the concept...