Just three weeks after the disappointing outcome at the United Nations COP 29 (Conference of Parties) meetings in Azerbaijan, the largest case in the history of the International Court of Justice began this month with testimony from Pacific Islanders about the threats of climate change to their survival. Fifteen judges from around the world will seek to answer two questions: What are countries obliged to do under international law to protect the climate and environment from human-caused greenhouse gas emissions? And what are the legal consequences for governments where their acts, or lack of action, have significantly harmed the climate and environment? In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the significance of this landmark ICJ case and how the Trump administration is apt to respond. They also take up the use of the courts in the US in resisting the anticipated roll-out of repressive measures with the return of Trump.
Micronesia- Our country's name literally means "tiny islands", but the impacts of climate change that we suffer are HUGE. Image licensed for public use under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/7144282121