The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, has recently granted the request of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) to participate in the proceedings regarding its advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. This decision comes in response to a request from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the ICJ to determine the financial liability of countries for their contributions to climate change.
The ICJ has set deadlines for the submission of written statements, with a deadline of March 22 for initial submissions and a response deadline of June 24. The UNGA initially requested the advisory opinion on the legal obligations of countries in preventing climate change on March 29, 2023.
