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Useful thread to follow here on the #ICJ climate change opinion. My two big questions coming in: Will the ICJ say anything useful, perhaps especially in terms of climate litigation in domestic courts? Will the ICJ say anything harmful that undercuts the work of climate activists?

#ICJ says fossil fuel production/consumption, granting fossil fuel exploration licenses, or providing fossil fuel subsidies may constitute internationally wrongful acts. This is getting into the zone of the ICJ going beyond what states will find politically acceptable. Risky.

“There can frankly be very little doubt that we are seeing starvation and hunger as an instrument of the war” “It is a historic fact that children die first in these circumstances. Our humanity cannot believe our eyes.”

I'm grateful to have joined Dapo Akande, Marko Milanovic and Philippa Webb on EJIL: The Podcast (EJIL: Talk!) to discuss: 1. the use of force by Israel & the US against Iran 2. the ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment in Ukraine & the Netherlands v. Russia Link in the next post.

For almost 2 years, the claim of mass aid diversion by Hamas has been the pretext for Israel's illegal policy of obstructing & restricting aid to Gaza. It was never plausible. Now, as starvation deaths mount, senior Israeli military officials admit that it was a lie.

Agree with Adil Haque’s points here but would emphasize that there is no reason or expectation that South Africa v Israel will take anywhere near as long as the ICJ’s previous Genocide Convention cases, each of which involved complex jurisdictional questions not present here.

A case to watch…

UK stance on recognition of Palestinian statehood is incoherent. If requirements of statehood are met, UK should proceed. If UK thinks they are not, don’t proceed. The idea that whether Israel changes its policies in Gaza is relevant to that determination is deeply problematic.

If a couple centrist Senate Democrats hadn’t given in to right wing Islamophobic smears this lifetime appointment would be currently filled by an eminently qualified Democratic nominee, Adeel Mangi.

Useful explainer on recognition of Palestinian statehood with good quotes from Ardi Imseis and others. nytimes.com/2025/07/29/wor… v