http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ca99ffd63031501e https://verfassungsblog.de/new-standards-in-government-framework-litigation/ New Standards in Government Framework Litigation - Legal Implications of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Udell, Joe Tan, Floris eng 2025-08-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Advisory Opinion Climate Crisis ICJ International Court of Justice Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Klimakatastrophe climate change climate litigation Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Klimakatastrophe Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The ICJ advisory opinion articulates very clearly States’ international obligations with respect to climate change. Its findings that States’ mitigation efforts must reflect their highest possible ambition, be capable of achieving the 1.5oC goal, and be fair and ambitious, determined through the application of CBDR-RC are momentous, as are its conclusions on remedies. Government framework litigation can serve to hold States to these obligations – just as plaintiffs have done for the past 10 years. Given the multitude of lawsuits pending against governments around the world.