Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change 

Request for Advisory Opinion

Request for Advisory Opinion
12 April 2023

Request for Advisory Opinion

Available in:
English French Bilingual

Introductory Note (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)
30 June 2023

Introductory Note (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

Available in:
English French

List of Documents (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)
30 June 2023

List of Documents (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

Available in:
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Part I - Request by the General Assembly for an advisory opinion of the Court (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)
30 June 2023

Part I - Request by the General Assembly for an advisory opinion of the Court (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

Available in:
English French

PART II: Multilateral Treaties (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

30 June 2023

PART II: Multilateral Treaties (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

PART II (A): Climate change
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PART II (B): Desertification
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PART II (C): Biological diversity
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PART II (D): Protection of the ozone layer
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PART II (E): Law of the sea
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PART II (F): Human rights
English French

PART III: Scientific reports (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

30 June 2023

PART III: Scientific reports (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

PART III (A): Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 
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PART III (B): Other selected scientific reports 
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PART IV: Development of international law (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

30 June 2023

PART IV: Development of international law (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

PART IV (A): Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts
English

PART IV (B): Protection of the atmosphere
English French

PART IV (C): Protection of persons in the event of disasters
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PART IV (D): Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict
English French

PART IV (E): Transboundary harm from hazardous activities
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PART IV (F): Sea-level rise in relation to international law
English French

PART V: Protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

30 June 2023

PART V: Protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

PART V (A): General Assembly resolutions on Protection of global climate for present and future generations
English French

PART V (B): The Rio conventions
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PART V (C): Other select documents on the environment 
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PART VI: Outcomes of United Nations conferences and follow-up processes and related documents (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

30 June 2023

PART VI: Outcomes of United Nations conferences and follow-up processes and related documents (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

PART VI (A): Millennium Summit and Sustainable Development Conferences
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PART VI (B): Other relevant UN Conferences and processes 
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PART VII: Law of the sea (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

30 June 2023

PART VII: Law of the sea (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

PART VII (A): General Assembly resolutions
English French

PART VII (B): Reports
English French

PART VIII: Human rights and climate change (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

30 June 2023

PART VIII: Human rights and climate change (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

PART VIII (A): General Assembly resolutions
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PART VIII (B): Human Rights Council resolutions
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PART VIII (C): Reports submitted to the Human Rights Council
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PART VIII (D): General comments, recommendations and statements by United Nations human rights treaty bodies
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PART VIII (E): Reports and statements by the special procedures mechanisms of the Human Rights Council 
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