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Vanuatu’s perspectives on Climate vulnerability, Assessing L&D, and Climate Justice at COP27 and beyond

2 Nov 2022

VanuatuICJ.com The International Court of Justice The Court may entertain two types of cases: • Legal disputes between States submitted to it by them (contentious cases) • Requests for advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by United Nations organs and specialized agencies (advisory proceedings) Strategic Initiati•veA n AO from the ICJ is NOT LITIGATION! • Not legally binding • No win. [...] To request an advisory opinion from the World Court, the UN General Normally 97 UN Assembly must adopt a members Resolution supported by a But in practice 78 simple majority of UN or 77 votes in member States. [...] CARICOM Heads of Government indicated their support for Vanuatu in its pursuit of an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from Climate Change. [...] Loss & Damage People First: Climate Justice and Human Rights An ICJ Advisory Opinion may motivate states to take more ambious action in their NDCs and to increase the means of implementation for the Paris Agreement www. [...] VanuatuICJ.com ICJ Resolution Calendar • UNFCCC COP27 – 7-19 November (Egypt) • Public Release of ICJ Resolution – 14 November (NY) • UN Members consultations on draft (21 Nov-9 Dec 2022) • Voting on Resolution UNGA December 22 – February 2023 www.

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