COSIS on Climate Change and International Law
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#ClimateJustice for #SIDS⚖️ Antigua&Barbuda🇦🇬Tuvalu🇹🇻 Palau🇵🇼Niue🇳🇺Vanuatu🇻🇺St. Lucia🇱🇨St. Vincent&Grenadines🇻🇨St. Kitts&Nevis🇰🇳The Bahamas 🇧🇸
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Watch this video on COSIS’ historic journey from COP26 to the ITLOS courtroom in Hamburg👇 https://t.co/ojXwvT1Ckw
#ITLOSAO #ClimateJustice #SIDS ⚖️
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Today, COSIS presented its pleadings in the ICJ advisory proceedings on climate change⚖️🌏 Read the press statement👇 Watch the pleadings👉 https://t.co/X4RnLj9YDs Watch @cosis_ccil Secretary General, @pisfcc @PressACP @spc_cps’s press conference 👉 https://t.co/z0BkhUQCIM
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The significance of the COSIS #ITLOSAO ⚖️ in clarifying obligations of States in the face of climate change appears clear at the hearings before the @CIJ_ICJ in the #ICJAO case on climate change: In the first 7 days, States pleadings have referenced the #ITLOSAO 260 times👇
👓⚖️Legal nerd corner: brief overview of references to key judgments & advisory opinions by UN, regional & national courts, as mentioned during first 7 days of oral hearings @ 🌐🧑⚖️International Court of Justice (incl. footnotes) #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ #AOLetsGo #InternationalLaw
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COSIS at COP29 👉Read the CNN article quoting COSIS legal experts Profs. Akhavan & Wewerinke-Singh on the importance of the diplomatic process in climate negotiations despite a disappointing #COP29Baku for #SIDS 🌏 https://t.co/hBHC7FCXOl
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Amid geopolitical upheaval, including the election of a climate denier in the US, the future of the three-decade long COP process hangs in the balance
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COSIS at COP29 @GLOBE_intl & @cosis_ccil SIDE EVENT “Legislating for Ocean Conservation: State Obligations under UNCLOS, Model Laws and Frameworks, and Challenges to Effective Global Ocean Governance” Watch at 7:07’ 👉
Important #COP29 dialogue on role of #national #laws & parlamentarians to implement @ITLOS_TIDM Advisory Opinion on #ClimateChange My contribution starts at 8:00:00 at https://t.co/knYcSMHZsW
@cosis_ccil @GLOBE_intl @SREnvironment @OneOceanHub @UNHumanRights @UNBiodiversity
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Happening now — COSIS legal expert Prof. Akhavan is now live on Al Jazeera to explain why #SIDS are before the International Court of Justice in The Hague ⚖️ Watch live here 👉
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COSIS at the International Court of Justice For the opening of historic hearings in the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change ⚖️ Watch the hearings here 👉 https://t.co/lTqbV0PmL8 For press interviews 👉press@cosil-ccil.org
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COSIS at COP29 Happening now — join @opp_green @cornerstonebarr and COSIS legal expert Prof. Akhavan for a discussion on the relevance of #ITLOSAO findings for decision-making in the maritime and aviation sectors ⚖️ + Info & Register 👉 https://t.co/7gpaHBgeYp
📺 Upcoming webinar: NDCs and int'l aviation & shipping 📺 Join OG and @cornerstonebarr this Wed 20 Nov at 1pm GMT to discuss why states don't include international #aviation and #shipping in their #NDCs �� and why they should. ⚡ https://t.co/uDGHV3YHXX ⚡ 👇
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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea entered into force on 16 November 1994. Today, the Tribunal joins the international community in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the entry into force of #UNCLOS.
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Following @ITLOS_TIDM President’s keynote address on UNCLOS as a living instrument in COSIS #ITLOSAO, COSIS legal expert Prof. David Freestone is giving a keynote speech on #SeaLevelRise @NCLOS_UiT Annual Conference 🌊⚖️
President Heidar gave the keynote address this morning on ‘The Law of the Sea Convention as a Living Instrument: The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change’ at the NCLOS Annual Conference 2024 in Trømso.
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Today, @cosis_ccil 🇦🇬🇹🇻🇵🇼🇳🇺🇻🇺🇱🇨🇻🇨🇰🇳🇧🇸celebrates its 3rd anniversary, pursuing #ClimateJustice for #SIDS⚖️! Read the 2024 Annual Report👉 https://t.co/1g1QKthoYE👇to learn abt COSIS’ achievements & historic #ITLOSAO in the 1st climate change case led before an internat. tribunal
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Concept note & speakers CoChairs H.E. Tabugao Falefou🇹🇻 H.E. @AubreyWebsonUN🇦🇬 COSIS experts @niluferoral (ILC) @Phoebe_Okowa
@JMThouvenin Catherine Amirfar David Freestone UN ILC members @PatrciaGalvoTe1 Juan Jose Ruda Santolaria Leg rep @NathanielKhng🇸🇬 @brycerudyk AOSIS
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On October 24, COSIS organized a High-Level Roundtable on Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise & International Law at the UN headquarters in New York, in conjunction with the UN 6th Committee session With its members & experts, ILC members, leg reps #SIDS #ClimateJustice🌊⚖️🇹🇻🇦🇬🇧🇸🇻🇺
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“… small states should unite to fully leverage international law in addressing the profound impacts of climate change – rising seas, shifting borders, food insecurity, and the displacement of their populations.” 8/8
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“It is this potential for actionable legal consequences that makes the ITLOS opinion more than symbolic – it establishes a critical link between legal principles and practical climate action, pushing global powers toward greater accountability.” 7/8
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“There is also potential for suing coal and oil & gas producing companies which are responsible for a large share of global GHG emissions and, consequently, to climate change. A recent report shows that 57 oil & gas co are responsible for 80% of global CO2 emissions” 6/8
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“States may face increasing litigation from vulnerable countries seeking reparations or stronger mitigation efforts based on this legal groundwork.” 5/8
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It “shapes the understanding of climate obligations under UNCLOS” 4/8
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It “provide[s] authoritative interpretations of international obligations. In practice, such rulings create legal precedents that influence how future cases are judged, both in international courts and domestic legal systems.” 3/8
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