WYCJ will provide the opening speech in the session The Reach and Limits of International Courts and Tribunals in Resolving the Climate Crisis, at he 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL).

This panel will explore these questions through the lens of two recent initiatives, both spearheaded by Small Island Developing States, to seek an advisory opinion on climate change from the ICJ and, separately, an advisory opinion from ITLOS. In addition, the panel will consider the potential for using the adversarial and incidental jurisdictions of ICJ, ITLOS as well as other courts and tribunals, both for clarifying international norms on climate change and enforcing them. A central theme of this panel will be the extent to which international courts and tribunals can play a role in enhancing and promoting climate justice.

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