The Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-73060-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 112, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Nijhoff Law Specials

2024-2025 marks a pivotal shift in international climate law, as advisory opinions before international and regional courts and tribunals begin to shape the global response to the climate crisis. With one advisory opinion already issued and two more anticipated in 2025, this collective effort to define and enforce States’ climate obligations is gaining momentum. This book captures this critical juncture, featuring chapters by leading scholars and litigators involved in these landmark advisory opinions. Against the backdrop of decades of domestic climate litigation, the transition to international courts reflects the urgent need for global solutions to a challenge that transcends borders, offering vital insights for the path forward.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tigre, Maria Antonia

Rocha, Armando

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: Advisory Opinions from Icj, Itlos, And Iacthr: Expectations and Risks

List of Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

1 The Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis: an Introduction Maria Antonia Tigre and Armando Rocha,

Section 1: Advisory Opinions as Instruments of Climate Governance

2 Advisory Opinions and the Development of International Law: an Opportunity for Climate Change Law? Rita Guerreiro Teixeira and Patrícia Galvão Teles

3 The Climate-Related Obligations under the UNCLOS, the ACHR, and International Law in General Alice Ollino and Irini Papanicolopulu

4 Jurisdictional Ingenuity in Pursuit of Promoting States’ Obligationsin the Context of the Climate Emergency Melissa Stewart

5 The Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis

The Dialogue between the ICJ, the ITLOS, the IACtHR, and the AfCtHPR Susan Ann Samuel and Jorge Alejandro Carrillo Bañuelos

6 An Advisory Opinion on Human Rights and Climate Change in the African Regional Human Rights System Dina Lupin and Ruth Nekura

Section 2: Voices and Participation in Advisory Opinion Proceedings

7 Storytelling in the Advisory Proceedings on Climate Change Antoine De Spiegeleir

8 Participation in Climate Change Advisory Proceedings: Bridging the Gap between the Judiciary and the International Community Miriam Cohen

9 The Role of States in the Requests for Advisory Opinions Austyn Campbell, Claire Robertson and Eran Sthoeger

10 The Role of Civil Society in the Climate Change Advisory Proceedings Harjeevan S. Narulla and Rohan A. Nanthakumar,

Section 3: The Lasting Impact of Advisory Opinions

11 The Downstream Impact of Advisory Opinions in the Case Law of Other International Bodies and Domestic Litigation Lea Main-Klingst and Sophie Marjanac

12 The Impact on Domestic Law of Climate Change-Related Advisory Opinions: the Experience of the IACtHR and the ITLOS Gastón Medici-Colombo and Armando Rocha

13 Finding the ‘Rosetta Stone’? Concluding Remarks on the Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis Armando Rocha and Maria Antonia Tigre

Appendix 1: Questions Posed in the Advisory Opinion Requests

Appendix 2: Table of International Instruments and National Legislation

Appendix 3: Table of Cases

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Maria Antonia Tigre is a global leader in climate change litigation and rights-based climate law. She is the Director for Global Climate Change Litigation at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.

Armando Rocha is a Professor of International Law, Law of the Sea, and Climate Change Law at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a researcher at the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law.