Episode 37: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Cli...

In a matter of months, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has faced its prosecutor's removal for serious misconduct; Chad, Venezuela and Naoero (transcript of address to General Assembly cf written statement) announcing their intention to withdraw from it; and the United Stat ...  Show more

The number and extent of today’s armed conflicts, and the crisis of compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL), are well-recognized. In his annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, the UN Secretary-General has underscored how “[i]nconsistent stand ...  Show more

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by leading environmental lawyer and Harvard professor Richard Lazarus , author of The Rule of Five: Climate History at the Supreme Court, to discuss cases currently flying under many court-watchers’ radar, which could have a huge impact on our ability to ...  Show more

On Monday 2 December 2024, the mother of all climate lawsuits began at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Unprecedented, it's also the largest ever case seen by the world court, with a record number of 97 States and 11 international organizations speaking in the ora ...  Show more

What’s an NDC? What does El Niño tell us about global temperatures this year? And why could a landmark ICJ ruling unlock a wave of climate legal cases? Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson break down the climate acronyms and buzzwords you need to know in 202 ...  Show more