Public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change

View of the ICJ courtroom at the start of the hearing

The Members of the Court at the start of the hearings

The President of the Court, HE Judge Nawaf Salam, at the start of the hearings

The Registrar of the Court, HE Mr Philippe Gautier, at the start of the hearings

Members of the Delegation of Vanuatu 

Members of the Delegation of the Melanesian Spearhead Group

Mr Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and the Environment for the Republic of Vanuatu (Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group)

Mr Arnold Kiel Loughman, Attorney General of the Republic of Vanuatu (Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group)

Mr Julian Aguon, Spokesperson, International Lawyer, Blue Ocean Law (Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group)

Mr Jorge E. Viñuales (Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group)

Ms Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh (Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group)

Ms Cynthia Houniuhi, Spokesperson, Activist, Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group)

Members of the Delegation of South Africa

HE Mr Vusimuzi Madonsela, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (South Africa)

Ms Romi Brammer, Principal State Law Adviser, International Law, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (South Africa)

Mr Cornelius Scholtz, Legal Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (South Africa)

Members of the Delegation of Albania

Mr Armand Skapi, Secretary General, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Albania)

Ms Cherie Blair, Chair of Omnia Strategy LLP, member of the Bar of England and Wales (Albania)

Members of the Delegation of Germany

Ms Wiebke Rückert, Deputy Legal Adviser and Director for Public International Law, Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany)

Mr Andreas Zimmermann, Professor of Public, Public International and European Union Law at the University of Potsdam and Director of the Potsdam Centre of Human Rights (Germany)

Members of the Delegation of Antigua and Barbuda 

Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua and Barbuda)

Mr Zachary A.R. Phillips, Crown Counsel II, Attorney General’s Chambers, Ministry of Legal Affairs (Antigua and Barbuda)

Members of the Delegation of Saudi Arabia

HH Prince Jalawi Al Saud, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Saudi Arabia)

Sir Michael Wood, KCMG, KC, member of the Bar of England and Wales, Twenty Essex, London (Saudi Arabia)

Ms Ghaida Bajbaa, Legal Expert (Saudi Arabia)

Members of the Delegation of Australia

Mr Jesse Clarke, General Counsel, International Law, Office of International Law, Attorney-General’s Department (Australia)

Mr Stephen Donaghue, KC, Solicitor-General of Australia (Australia)

Ms Kate Parlett, member of the Bar of England and Wales, Twenty Essex (Australia)

Members of the Delegation of Bahamas

Senator the Hon. Leo Ryan Pinder, KC (Bahamas)

Mr Conway Blake, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Solicitor Advocate of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, member of the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Bahamas)

Members of the Delegation of Bangladesh

HE Mr Tareque Muhammad, Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Bangladesh)

Mr Payam Akhavan, LLM SJD (Harvard) OOnt FRSC, Senior Fellow and Human Rights Chair, Massey College, University of Toronto, member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, associate member of the Institut de droit international, member of the Law Society of Ontario, member of the Bar of the State of New York (Bangladesh)

Ms Catherine Amirfar, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, member of the Bars of the Supreme Court of the United States of America and the State of New York (Bangladesh)

Members of the Delegation of Barbados

HE Mr Kerrie D. Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Barbados)

HE Mr François Jackman, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations (Barbados)

Mr Robert G. Volterra, Co-Representative of Barbados, Partner, Volterra Fietta (Barbados)

Mr Gunjan Sharma, Partner, Volterra Fietta (Barbados)

Members of the Delegation of Belize

Mr Kenrick Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change (Belize)

Mr Sam Wordsworth, KC, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers, member of the Bar of England and Wales, member of the Paris Bar (Belize)

Ms Amy Sander, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers, member of the Bar of England and Wales (Belize)

Members of the Delegation of Bolivia

HE Mr Roberto Calzadilla Sarmiento, Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Bolivia)

Members of the Delegation of Brazil

HE Mr Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, Special Envoy for Climate Change (Brazil)

Mr George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil)

Members of the Delegation of Burkina Faso

HE Mr Léopold Tonguenoma Bonkoungou, Ambassador of Burkina Faso to the Kingdom of Belgium (Burkina Faso)

Mr Mamadou Hébié, Associate Professor of International Law, Leiden University, member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, member of the Bar of the State of New York (Burkina Faso)

Members of the Delegation of Cameroon

HE Ms Madeleine Liguemoh Ondoua, Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Cameroon)

Mr Pierre-Olivier Savoie, Partner at Savoie Arbitration, Paris, member of the Bars of Ontario, New York and Paris (Cameroon)

Members of the Delegation of Philippines

HE Mr J. Eduardo Malaya III, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of the Netherland (Philippines)

Mr Menardo Guevarra, Solicitor General (Philippines)

HE Mr Carlos Sorreta, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva (Philippines)

Members of the Delegation of Canada

Mr Louis-Martin Aumais, Legal Adviser and Director General, International Law Bureau, Global Affairs Canada (Canada)

Members of the Delegation of Chile

HE Ms Ximena Fuentes, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Chile)

Ms Valeria Chiappini, Legal Adviser, International Law, Treaties and Legislative Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile)

Members of the Delegation of China

HE Mr Ma Xinmin, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, member of the International Law Commission (China)

Members of the Delegation of Colombia

HE Mr Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Colombia)

HE Ms Carolina Olarte Bácares, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Colombia)

Members of the Delegation of the Commonwealth of Dominica

Mr Levi Peter, Attorney General (Commonwealth of Dominica)

Ms Vanica Sobers-Joseph, Legal Advocate, Senior State Attorney (Commonwealth of Dominica)

Members of the Delegation of the Republic of Korea

Mr Hwang Jun-shik, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of Korea)

Mr Lee Keun-Gwan, Professor, Seoul National University School of Law (Republic of Korea)