Vanuatu is leading a campaign to have the international court of justice issue an opinion on climate change – which could have huge legal ramifications
During their final year at law school, Solomon Yeo and his classmates set their minds to saving the world.
If it is successful – and those involved in the campaign are quietly confident it will be – then this would be the first authoritative statement on climate change issued by the ICJ. The opinion would clarify legal questions related to climate change, for instance about states’ obligation to other countries and could haveand the setting of domestic law, as well as international, regional and domestic disputes on climate harm.
Solomon Yeo, the campaign director of Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change, came up with the idea of seeking an advisory opinion on climate change while at law school., a Pacific state of around 300,000 people, about three hours flight from Australia.
“To imagine that this could possibly happen out of an idea you have was quite visionary and ambitious,” says Regenvanu. “I agreed that this was a very good idea and so I set about trying to get it into the international agenda.”Photograph: Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate ChangeIf the campaign succeeds and the ICJ does issue an advisory opinion, the legal implications would be enormous, says Diver.
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