British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) 337d ago

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on climate change—marking a historic moment in international environmental law. This rapid response event brings together a stellar line-up of experts to reflect on the Opinion's implications for climate governance, international cooperation, and litigation. Chair Prof. Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Professor of Public International Law at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Speakers Prof. Surya Deva, Professor at the Macquarie Law School and Director of the Centre for Environmental Law and B&HR Access to Justice Lab at Macquarie University; UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development Monica Feria Tinta, Barrister at Twenty Essex Dr Kate McKenzie, CEO and Director, Climate Change Legal Initiative (C2LI); Co-Lead of the Climate Litigation Cluster, IUCN-WCEL, Climate Change Law Specialist Group Prof. Nilufer Oral, Director of the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore; Member of the UN International Law Commission (ILC) Prof. Francesco Sindico, Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde Law School; Co-Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Climate Change Specialist Group Prof. Christina Voigt, Professor of Law at the University of Oslo; Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Find out more about BIICLs work in Climate Change Law here: https://www.biicl.org/categories/climate-change-and-environment Take our Short Course in Climate Change Litigation this autumn. Details here: https://www.biicl.org/events/11983/short-course-climate-change-litigation