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Years ago, when I was a law student in a moot court competition, our imaginary client was in need of an argument. Factually and legally, our side had been put in one of those tight...
Small island states such as Vanuatu are seeking legal support for climate protection. Now, an opinion by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is to clarify whether greenhouse gas emissions contribute to marine pollution. The report is expected a few months later and could have a major impact on future negotiations on climate. Since the World Climate Conference in Glasgow in 2021, the international community has been organized in the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (Cosis), which includes a total of nine nations.
The judge highlighted the Southeast Asian nation’s endeavours in perfecting relevant policies and laws, including the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection and the National Strategy on Climate Change by 2050.
Judge Albert Hoffmann, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), has lauded Vietnam’s efforts in enforcing the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), during a recent working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh.
Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long spoke of cooperation opportunities between Birmingham and Vietnam, especially its big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, in the fields of education-training, health care and culture, during his recent meeting with the city’s Lord Mayor Maureen Cornish.