Tiny island’s climate reparations proposal labelled 'major threat' to US industry Vanuatu wants a vote on its UN climate reparations plan in March, but the Trump administration is urging nations to oppose it. Euronews · Feb 16
Trump administration urges nations to call for the withdrawal of a UN climate proposal The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong action to prevent climate change, including reparations for damage caused by any nation that fails to take actiom The Independent UK · Feb 13
With international law at a ‘breaking point’, a tiny country goes after Myanmar’s junta on its own Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN). The Conversation · Feb 6
C of E bishops criticise UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’ Three bishops accuse British government of contributing to ‘culture of impunity’ in the occupied territory The Guardian - UK · Feb 1
South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president Ariel Seidman declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave country after remarks on social media The Guardian - UK · Jan 30
Myanmar turned lives of Rohingya Muslims into ‘nightmare’, international court told on first day of genocide trial Case centres around Myanmar military’s operations in 2016 and 2017 that sent over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh to escape persecution The Independent UK · Jan 13
‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
UN court to begin hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya Myanmar will face accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings are set to begin The Independent UK · Jan 12
New hope for justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya as World Court hears landmark genocide case The International Court of Justice case against Myanmar could set precedents to be used in future genocide rulings, James C. Reynolds reports The Independent UK · Jan 11
It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope I’ve spent six years writing about environmental justice. The uncomfortable truth is that we’re not all in it together – but people power is reshaping the fight The Guardian - US · Dec 31, 2025
From historic rulings to the green energy boom: Here are the climate wins of 2025 worth celebrating Despite the influx of climate doom and irreversible damage, 2025 scored some pretty big victories for the planet. Euronews · Dec 25, 2025
A visual guide to the historical maps and temples at the heart of the Thailand-Cambodia conflict Border conflict has roots in colonial maps and long-standing ‘sibling rivalry’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
South Africa Will Fail To tar Israel With The Brush Of Genocide At an ICJ hearing on provisional measures in January 2024, the Court accurately determined that Palestinians have 'plausible rights' to protection from genocide; but it did not rule – despite some false reports – that Israel was plausibly committing genocide. International Business Times · Dec 1, 2025
After landmark climate win, lawyer hopes for a ‘new legal order’ to protect Indigenous rights Pacific lawyer Julian Aguon to be honoured with Right Livelihood award for his work that led to ICJ ruling on climate harm The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 Questions for UK embassy in Tel Aviv over employee who owns home in illegal settlement Embassy’s employment of Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips is potentially violation of UK sanctions law, say experts
The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025 Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why Australia is rewriting its national environment laws, and Environment Minister Murray Watt has vowed the legislation will pass the parliament this week, despite not yet reaching agreement with either the Coalition or the Greens. But the current draft bill leaves the country exposed to significant legal, environmental and political risk.
International Business Times UK · Nov 23, 2025 UN Climate Change Deal Made Without Any Mention Of Fossil Fuel—Outrage Erupts A new UN climate deal has ignited global outrage after nearly 200 nations approved an agreement that triples climate finance but completely omits any mention of fossil fuels, despite overwhelming evidence of their role in accelerating the climate crisis.
The Conversation · Nov 17, 2025 Why small climate-vulnerable island states punch well above their weight in UN climate talks Few diplomatic organisations punch above their weight quite like the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis). With no fixed budget, no permanent secretariat and no formal charter, it has still managed to shape some of the most important climate agreements of the past few decades – including the 1.5°C target…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025 Israel breaching international law by limiting Gaza aid, says Unrwa official Natalie Boucly says supplies are ready but only about half of what is needed is getting into territory
The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2025 Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
The Conversation · Nov 13, 2025 COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025 Willing states must act to save international legal order, warns top academic Yale professor says wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threats from Donald Trump risk the ‘total collapse’ of the global courts system
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025 ‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30? Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability
The Conversation · Nov 4, 2025 How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it People across the Gaza Strip have been returning to towns and cities badly damaged by the war after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Eventually, their lives will be restored and their homes will be built back. But the climate consequences of the war will remain for years to…
The Conversation · Oct 27, 2025 ICJ tells Israel to let UN aid flow into Gaza – but UN’s own failures throughout the war loom large The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that Israel allow aid into Gaza in an advisory opinion on October 22. It held that Israel is in breach of its obligations as a UN member state by having failed to do so adequately over the past two…