All_Work_All_Play

All_Work_All_Play t1_je4lxl1 wrote

> backers of the new climate resolution hope other instruments, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, could offer some pathways for enforcement. > > The UN resolution notably asks the ICJ to clarify the "Legal consequences" for states which "Have caused significant harm to the climate system and other parts of the environment."

UN backers of this appear to have forgotten the lessons from the league of nations. The point of the UN is it doesn't have any teeth.

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