NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC- Lawyer Common Ryan Pinder says the Bahamas authorities has formally submitted a authorized temporary to the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice (ICJ) addressing positions filed by numerous nations relating to local weather change.
The ICJ is the principal judiciary of the United Nations (UN) and the one worldwide courtroom that hears disputes between nations. It was established in 1945 by the UN Constitution and is positioned on the Peace Palace in The Hague.
In a press release on Friday, the ICJ mentioned that 91 written statements had been filed within the Registry in whole.
“Below Article 106 of the Guidelines of Courtroom, the Courtroom might resolve to make the written statements accessible to the general public on or after the opening of the oral proceedings within the case,” it mentioned.
In March, Prime Minister Phillip Davis mentioned the Bahamas calls on the ICJ to make” clear the authorized obligations of states to scale back dangerous insurance policies and defend present and future generations from probably the most devastating impacts of local weather change.”
Pinder mentioned the ICJ’s advisory opinion will present much-needed steering on states’ obligations to handle local weather change.
“It would strengthen the authorized framework for local weather motion and maintain states accountable for his or her contributions to the disaster<‘ mentioned Pinder, who, earlier this yr,r had introduced that Nassau supported a United Nations Decision requesting an advisory opinion on states’ obligations relating to local weather change.
He informed reporters that this week’s Bahamas temporary responds to the arguments introduced by different nations and advocates for holding states responsible for failing to implement local weather laws and handle greenhouse fuel emissions.
The Bahamas’ submission argues that the local weather disaster, which severely impacts nations just like the Bahamas, is actually a results of different states’ negligence. The nation’s temporary goals to determine authorized accountability for these states’ failure to handle and mitigate local weather emergencies.
Pinder mentioned oral arguments within the case are scheduled for December 2024.
He described the case as groundbreaking and will set a big precedent in worldwide local weather legislation.
Pinder mentioned that whereas the main points of the submissions stay confidential, they’re anticipated to be made public later this yr in preparation for the upcoming hearings.
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