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Marking one year since the International Court of Justice issued its Advisory Opinion on States’ climate obligations, this commentary traces its growing influence on domestic courts, drawing on recent rulings in Canada, the Netherlands and France. Nina Pindham and Emily Bradeen summarize the conclusions of their ongoing research into the Opinion’s reach across dualist and monist legal systems alike.
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