Conclusion of the public hearings held from 2 to 13 December 2024

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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2024/81
13 December 2024
Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Request for Advisory Opinion) Conclusion of the public hearings held from 2 to 13 December 2024
THE HAGUE, 13 December 2024. The public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change concluded today.
During the hearings, 96 States and 11 international organizations presented oral statements (in the following order): Vanuatu and the Melanesian Spearhead Group (jointly); South Africa; Albania; Germany; Antigua and Barbuda; Saudi Arabia; Australia; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; the Philippines; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Republic of Korea; Costa Rica; Côte d’Ivoire; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (jointly); Egypt; El Salvador; the United Arab Emirates; Ecuador; Spain; the United States of America; the Russian Federation; Fiji; France; Sierra Leone; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; the Cook Islands; the Marshall Islands; the Solomon Islands; India; Iran; Indonesia; Jamaica; Papua New Guinea; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Malawi; Maldives; the African Union; Mexico; Micronesia; Myanmar; Namibia; Japan; Nauru; Nepal; New Zealand; Palestine; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; the Netherlands; Peru; the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Portugal; the Dominican Republic; Romania; the United Kingdom; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Senegal; Seychelles; The Gambia; Singapore; Slovenia; Sudan; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Serbia; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Tuvalu; Comoros; Uruguay; Viet Nam; Zambia; the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency; the Alliance of Small Island States; the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law; the Pacific Community; the Pacific Islands Forum; the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States; the World Health Organization; the European Union; and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The verbatim records of the hearings, including the lists of participating delegations, are available on the case page on the Court’s website. High-resolution video clips and still photos produced by the Registry during the hearings are available free of charge and free of copyright for editorial, non-commercial use on the Multimedia page on the Court’s website.
The Court will now begin its deliberation.
The Court’s advisory opinion will be delivered at a public sitting, the date of which will be announced in due course.
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Earlier press releases relating to this case, including the history of the proceedings, are available on the Court’s website.
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