UN resolution game changer for climate justice

The world of geopolitics and climate change can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming.

But, in a world first, we saw one of the tiniest countries on earth, and a group of law students from Fiji, convince every country on earth to pass a crucial resolution at the UN that could transform how the world understands our legal obligations to tackling the climate crisis.

The UN General Assembly about a month ago adopted the resolution, proposed by the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, for the world’s highest legal authority, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), to provide a legal opinion on what obligations nations are under to protect generations from climate change.