By Elesha George Elesha.george@antiguaobserver.com On Tuesday, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS,) an independent judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), expanded the definition of marine pollution to include greenhouse gases. Twenty-one (21) judges agreed that excessive production…
Greenhouse gases are destroying the maritime environment and states are legally obliged to control them, according to the opinion of an international court. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) also said that wealthy countries must reduce their emissions faster than developing o
Prime Minister, Hon. Gaston Browne has welcomed a landmark advisory opinion in a case which he helped to take before the world's ocean court. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, ITLOS, weighed in on the obligations of states to protect the world's oceans from climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling in favour
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