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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ca99ffd63031501e https://verfassungsblog.de/human-rights-in-the-icjs-climate-opinion/ Human Rights in the ICJ’s Climate Opinion - A Comparative Evaluation Heri, Corina eng 2025-08-01 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Advisory Opinion Climate Crisis ICJ International Court of Justice Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Klimakatastrophe climate change Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Klimakatastrophe Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 This summer has seen two major climate advisory opinions published – first from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and then from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Both opinions address human rights law, embedding human rights in a broader overarching framework of international law that also includes international climate treaties and customary international law. But how do these opinions compare, and what room does the ICJ leave for continuing development of human rights standards by other relevant courts and treaty bodies?