https://www.scmp.com/rss/522081/feed The latest news and top stories on Vishal Prasad. Known for his significant role in lobbying Vanuatu to bring the climate case before the International Court of Justice, he is the campaign director for Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. He has a background in international politics and law. Prasad advocates for climate justice and human rights, particularly for vulnerable Pacific Island nations, emphasising that climate inaction breaches international law. His efforts in leading... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Kalinga Seneviratne Kalinga Seneviratne In a unanimous decision, a 15-member bench of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague in the Netherlands ruled on July 23 that government failures to protect vulnerable populations and ecosystems from climate change could amount to breaches of international law. The court’s non-binding ruling, which says that countries must comply with climate treaties, has been hailed as a great victory for youth activism from small island nations facing the brunt of the climate crisis. The... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3319809/world-courts-ruling-opens-door-wider-climate-justice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3319809/world-courts-ruling-opens-door-wider-climate-justice?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:30:07 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji A landmark ruling by the United Nations’ top court has found that governments, and by extension corporations, could be in breach of international law if they fail to take adequate action on climate change. Legal experts say the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is likely to accelerate climate litigation, bolster demands for reparations from vulnerable nations and shape future lawsuits against both states and fossil fuel producers. In its first advisory opinion on the climate... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3319421/un-ruling-offers-lifeline-climate-threatened-communities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3319421/un-ruling-offers-lifeline-climate-threatened-communities?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The United Nations’ top court announced on Wednesday that if countries fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, they could be in violation of international law. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, was delivering an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations’ obligations to tackle climate change and the consequences they may face if they don’t, calling it an “urgent and existential” threat to humanity. “Failure of a state to take... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3319330/world-court-weighs-legal-duties-states-climate-changes-urgent-existential-threat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3319330/world-court-weighs-legal-duties-states-climate-changes-urgent-existential-threat?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:58:27 +0000