Global Climate Justice Symposium

By the Youth, For the Youth

Perspectives of university students from around the world on the climate advisory proceedings

March - July 2025

2024 was a historic year for climate justice, hosting the stage for three unprecedented advisory proceedings on climate change before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). All three advisory proceedings aim to clarify the obligations of States under international law with respect to climate change. The outcome of these proceedings and their subsequent implementation will have wide-ranging and long-lasting implications for the future of our planet and the survival of humanity.

Among those most adversely impacted by climate change are children, youth, and future generations; their futures are at stake and, thus, their voices must be heard. In light of this, World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ) in collaboration with partners is hosting the Global Climate Justice Symposium - a series of blog posts written by university students from around the world, providing their insights and perspectives on the climate advisory proceedings and their implications for their respective regions and national contexts.

Our Symposium Partners include the following:

  • The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

  • The Centre for Environmental Law and Policy at the University of Colombo

  • The Climate Law in International Context program established by the Universities of Chile and Hamburg

  • The Geneva Graduate Institute

  • The IE International Policy Review

  • The Kathmandu University School of Law

  • The University of the West Indies

  • The Uganda Law Society at Cavendish University

University students and young professionals from across the world have come together to contribute their thoughts, analysis, and opinions to this initiative. Their blog posts were drafted throughout the months of March - July 2025 and will be published throughout the weeks of July 2025 on WYCJ’s symposium website, acting as the central hub for the symposium, and may also be found on their respective university websites.

Scroll down to see what they have to say!

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in the symposium’s blog posts are those of the author and do not represent the views of WYCJ. Furthermore, university chapters were prepared, edited, and approved by the respective universities; WYCJ cannot guarantee the level of scientific and legal inquiry, nor the content of blog posts.

World’s Youth for Climate Justice

  • The Climate Emergency is Here: Pay Attention to the Youth!

    By World’s Youth for Climate Justice

    Read the Introduction

The Centre for Environmental Law and Policy at the University of Colombo

  • Bridging the Climate Justice Gap: Sri Lanka’s Approach to State Responsibility in light of the ICJ Advisory Proceedings on Climate Change Obligations

    By Farhath Rhysa

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  • Judicial Protection on Right to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment:South Asian Perspective on ICJ Advisory Proceedings

    By Yohan Liyanage

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