http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230413-190204-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-glimpse-into-more-equitable-international-governance/ A Glimpse into More Equitable International Governance - The General Assembly’s Request for an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on State Climate Change Obligations Sokol, Karen C. eng 2023-04-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Advisory Opinion climate litigation Climate obligations International Court of Justice UN General Assembly Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On March 29, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on state obligations relating to climate change and the consequences of breaching them under several sources of international law, including the UN Charter, human rights treaties, and international customary law. The import of both the request and the opinion, however, is not just about Earth’s climate system and the extent of state obligations for protecting it; it is also about the potential for more equitable, just, and effective international governance.