nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/69fe34b75c3a40b5 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 241230s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/69fe34b75c3a40b5 doi eng 342 23 Amor-Jürgenssen, Theresa Author aut From Objectives to Obligations - Unpacking Key ICJ Questions on Climate Obligations Amor-Jürgenssen, Theresa Verfassungsblog 2024-12-30 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On December 13, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded the hearings of the advisory proceedings on State obligations in respect of Climate Change. On the last day of the hearings, judges posed four questions to participants to be answered within a one-week timeframe. The Judges enquired about State obligations in relation to fossil fuels; the interpretation of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; the content of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment; and the significance of declarations made by some States on becoming parties to the UN climate treaties. This blog post will provide a brief exploration of the first two questions and issues raised.  CC BY-SA 4.0 Advisory Opinion Climate Crisis Fossil Fuel ICJ International Climate Law Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Paris Agreement (DE-588)36344-3 gnd Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Rodríguez-Orúe, José Daniel Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/from-objectives-to-obligations/ raw object