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The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

Laisa Branco de Almeida Julia Cirne Lima Weston

On 12 December 2022, the Commission of Small Island States (COSIS) submitted a request for an advisory opinion to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS or...

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The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the Law of the Sea – What follows from the Qualification of GHG Emissions as Marine Pollution?

Nele Matz-Lück

The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the Law of the Sea from 21 May 2024 is a landmark decision. Not only does the ITLOS define GHG emissions from...