Philippines, Bangladesh ask top court to recognise climate harm as a violation of international law

Published on December 9, 2024

Indonesia, on the other hand, cautioned at the landmark hearings in The Hague that international human rights law does not yet create obligations to climate protection and any state obligation should only be limited to its own population.

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