Int’l Law

Vanuatu announced in September 2021 that it plans to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the rights of present and future generations to be protected against the adverse effects of climate change.  This is not the first time that Vanuatu or other Pacific States have mooted the idea of…

I gave the keynote address to the Beeby Colloquium in Wellington, New Zealand on 25 November 2020 entitled “New Zealand Perspectives on International Law”. This gave me an opportunity to talk about the New Zealand perspective of international law.  What is it that is distinctly Kiwi in terms of our take on international law?  Are…