ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

The Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law submitted a request for an Advisory Opinion to International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in December 2022. The ITLOS delivered its Opinion on 21 May 2024.
Join us for this briefing, in which we will reflect on initial responses to the Advisory Opinion with legal experts who have been involved in this case. We will also cover some of the background of the case and the process leading up to the delivery of the Court’s opinion.
SPEAKERS:
Charlotte Ruzzica de La Chaussée - Commission on Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS)
Tamara Morgenthau - senior attorney with the Center for International Environmental Law’s Energy and Climate Program.
Samira Ben Ali - outreach and engagement coordinator, World’s Youth for Climate Justice
Louise Fournier - legal counsel climate justice and liability, Greenpeace International
DISCUSSANTS:
Laisa Branco de Almeida - PhD in International Law candidate, Geneva Graduate Institute
Joachim Strzelecki - MA in International Law candidate, Geneva Graduate Institute
MODERATOR
Anne Saab - Associate Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute - moderator