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May 16, 2026Journal of Environmental Law

In between the missed opportunities and future possibilities: human rights in the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change and the prospects for climate litigation

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YLYasmine LuhandjulaUniversity of Pretoria

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Randomized trial explores future climate litigation anchored in the ICJ’s advisory opinion on human rights.

Key Points

  • This research aims to analyze the implications of the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change for human rights and future climate litigation.
  • Analysis of the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change
  • Examination of State obligations under international law
  • Discussion on potential applications for climate litigation
  • The Court's opinion clarifies that State obligations extend beyond climate treaties into human rights law.
  • Acknowledgment that climate change impacts fundamental human rights.
  • Highlights the need for clearer definitions of human rights obligations related to climate change.

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Yasmine Luhandjula (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080a71a487c87a6a40c5e2https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqag010
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