PhD student Renatus Derler writes blog piece for the European Journal of International Law

Renatus Derler, a PhD Candidate at the Department of Land Economy and Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge International Law Journal, has written a blog post for the European Journal of International Law.

The post, which looks at the approach the International Court of Justice is taking with respect to fact-finding ahead of the hearings for the Climate Change Advisory Opinion, was published on 2^nd December 2024.

Read an extract here:

" ... a statement released by the ICJ on 26 November revealed that the judges held a meeting with members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ‘to enhance the Court’s understanding of the key scientific findings which the IPCC has delivered through its periodic assessment reports covering the scientific basis, impacts and future risks of climate change, and options for adaptation and mitigation’.

This approach by the ICJ is intriguing for several reasons. Notably, the Court has not specified the procedural rule under which it convened with IPCC members, raising concerns about whether the ICJ is overstepping its adjudicative role to act as an independent fact-finder."