nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230413-190204-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230413s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230413-190204-0 doi eng 342 23 Sokol, Karen C. Author aut 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. Verfassungsblog 2023-04-13 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Advisory Opinion climate litigation Climate obligations International Court of Justice UN General Assembly Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-glimpse-into-more-equitable-international-governance/ raw object