Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword: Advisory Opinions from Icj, Itlos, And Iacthr: Expectations and Risks -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 The Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis: an Introduction -- Maria Antonia Tigre and Armando Rocha, -- Section 1: Advisory Opinions as Instruments of Climate Governance -- 2 Advisory Opinions and the Development of International Law: an Opportunity for Climate Change Law? -- Rita Guerreiro Teixeira and Patrícia Galvão Teles -- 3 The Climate-Related Obligations under the UNCLOS, the ACHR, and International Law in General -- Alice Ollino and Irini Papanicolopulu -- 4 Jurisdictional Ingenuity in Pursuit of Promoting States’ Obligationsin the Context of the Climate Emergency -- Melissa Stewart -- 5 The Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis -- The Dialogue between the ICJ, the ITLOS, the IACtHR, and the AfCtHPR -- Susan Ann Samuel and Jorge Alejandro Carrillo Bañuelos -- 6 An Advisory Opinion on Human Rights and Climate Change in the African Regional Human Rights System -- Dina Lupin and Ruth Nekura -- Section 2: Voices and Participation in Advisory Opinion Proceedings -- 7 Storytelling in the Advisory Proceedings on Climate Change -- Antoine De Spiegeleir -- 8 Participation in Climate Change Advisory Proceedings: Bridging the Gap between the Judiciary and the International Community -- Miriam Cohen -- 9 The Role of States in the Requests for Advisory Opinions -- Austyn Campbell, Claire Robertson and Eran Sthoeger -- 10 The Role of Civil Society in the Climate Change Advisory Proceedings -- Harjeevan S. Narulla and Rohan A. Nanthakumar, -- Section 3: The Lasting Impact of Advisory Opinions -- 11 The Downstream Impact of Advisory Opinions in the Case Law of Other International Bodies and Domestic Litigation -- Lea Main-Klingst and Sophie Marjanac -- 12 The Impact on Domestic Law of Climate Change-Related Advisory Opinions: the Experience of the IACtHR and the ITLOS -- Gastón Medici-Colombo and Armando Rocha -- 13 Finding the ‘Rosetta Stone’? Concluding Remarks on the Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis -- Armando Rocha and Maria Antonia Tigre -- Appendix 1: Questions Posed in the Advisory Opinion Requests -- Appendix 2: Table of International Instruments and National Legislation -- Appendix 3: Table of Cases -- Index.

2024-2025 marks a pivotal shift in international climate law, as advisory opinions before international and regional courts and tribunals begin to shape the global response to the climate crisis. With one advisory opinion already issued and two more anticipated in 2025, this collective effort to define and enforce States’ climate obligations is gaining momentum. This book captures this critical juncture, featuring chapters by leading scholars and litigators involved in these landmark advisory opinions. Against the backdrop of decades of domestic climate litigation, the transition to international courts reflects the urgent need for global solutions to a challenge that transcends borders, offering vital insights for the path forward.

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