ICJ weighs States’ responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (APP): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from December 2 to 13 addressing States’ obligations under international law to combat climate change, a process spearheaded by small island nations facing existential threats, the U.N. reported Monday.

Initiated by a UN General Assembly resolution, the proceedings involved 96 countries and 11…