Sydney, Oct 17, 2024 (AFP) - Climate-hit Pacific Islands plot landmark UN court case

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2024-10-17

Five Pacific nations on Thursday plotted how to prosecute a pivotal UN court case that aims to hold climate-polluting countries to account and safeguard their islands' survival. The International Court of Justice will start hearings on December 2 in a case that will test countries' climate obligations and whether they can be sued for failing to act. Vanuatu's Attorney-General Arnold Kiel Loughman told AFP on Thursday that the case was "important......

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