The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion: Initial Reflections and Responses Seminar

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change this week, on 23 July 2025.

During this seminar, Dylan Asafo (Auckland Law School), Rohan Nanthakumar (BlueOceanLaw), Professor Jackie Peel (Melbourne Law School) and Professor Margaret Young (Melbourne Law School) will discuss the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion and its implications for international law.

This event is organised by Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH), the Melbourne Centre for Law and the Environment (MCLE), Melbourne Climate Futures (MCF), the Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability and the Oceans and International Environmental Law Interest Group (OIELG) of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL).