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Expert: International Court of Justice rules on climate change聽

Published: 23 July 2025

The International Court of Justice ruled today that countries must act on the 鈥渦rgent and existential threat鈥 of climate change. The advisory opinion, backed by all 15 of the court鈥檚 judges, potentially opens the door to further legal action by states that seek to hold other states accountable.聽

This 每日探花 expert is available to comment:聽

Richard Janda, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Bieler School of Environment, has expertise in environmental law and economic regulation.聽

Richard.janda [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)聽

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