"Have nations a legal responsibility to prevent their greenhouse gas emissions from harming other countries?" Vanuatu will ask the International court of justice for an advisory opinion on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from climate change. One month before COP26, Vanuatu said it is working on building a coalition of countries to support a U.N. General Assembly resolution asking the ICJ to issue an advisory opinion on climate change. The resolution would require either majority or two-thirds support, depending on how the U.N. Charter is interpreted. If Vanuatu succeeds, and if the court agrees to take up the issue, its opinion would mark the first time the U.N.’s principal judicial body has considered legal responsibilities related to climate change. Even though the ICJ advisory opinions are not legally binding, this opinion could be of great help for the more than 1500 cases of climate litigation around the world. With a population of about 280,000 people spread across roughly 80 islands, Vanuatu is among more than a dozen Pacific island nations facing rising sea levels and more regular storms that can wipe out much of their economies. This climate love is directed to the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change who has been working for several years on a civil society campaign around this issue, spreading awareness about the ICJ process and the impact the Advisory Opinion could have. The picture is taken from their website: https://www.pisfcc.org/icjao-campaign More details in this great article: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04102021/internationa-court-of-justice-vanuatu-ecocide/