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Climate Court Voices

Climate Court Voices

By: Martina Igini
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 Climate Court Voices is dedicated to shedding light on pivotal climate litigation battles worldwide and amplifying the voices of those at the forefront of climate justice and environmental activism.Martina Igini
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  • Vishal Prasad - How a group of students brought climate change to the world's top court

    Vishal Prasad - How a group of students brought climate change to the world's top court
    Jul 19 2025

    On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will present its long-awaited advisory opinion on the obligations of states regarding climate change. The court was asked to clarify the legal duties of countries under international law to protect the climate system and address the impacts of climate change, particularly for present and future generations.

    29-year-old Vishal Prasad has been part of the ICJ advisory opinion movement since 2019. Born and raised in Fiji, one of 14 Pacific small island developing states , Vishal is Director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, the youth-led movement behind the ICJ advisory opinion campaign.

    In this episode of Climate Court Voices, he explains what it means to be a Fijian, how he got into climate activism, why an advisory opinion is the best instrument to hold governments acccountable, and what we can expect from the court's decision.


    Timestamps:

    (00:00) Intro


    (01:46) Climate change in the Pacific


    (06:05) ICJAO campaign


    (07:29) Why an advisory opinion?


    (10:22) Hearings in The Hague


    (13:23) Questions for the ICJ


    (14:51) Divisions between developed and developing countries


    (19:49) Expectations and what's next?


    (23:10) Vishal's message for climate activists
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    26 mins

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