When Science Meets Law: Climate Law and International Environmental Adjudication After the ICJ and ITLOS Advisory Opinions

Amirfar, Catherine; Freestone, David; Pickard, Duncan; Walton, Beatrice

doi:10.1163/18786561-bja10095

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When Science Meets Law: Climate Law and International Environmental Adjudication After the ICJ and ITLOS Advisory Opinions

Published in Climate Law • Jun 14, 2026

Authors:

Catherine Amirfar

David Freestone

Duncan Pickard

Abstract

Abstract This article examines how the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea integrated science into their recent advisory opinions on climate change, arguing that these decisions mark a significant shift in the role of scientific evidence in internatio...

Subject

Adjudication

International law

Political science

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