First climate case before the International Court of Justice initiated by Pacific island law students

Solomon Island law student Cynthia Houniuhi tells of the student-led effort to put climate change before the UN's highest court. Note: In late July, 2024, Climate & Capital Media ran a speech by Cynthia Houniuhi telling of her work with Pacific law students that laid the ground work for Vanuatu's  case, currently being heard by the UN's International Court of Justice. Vanuatu, one of the small island states that has spearheaded the effort to get the World Court to give a so-called advisory opinion, was the first of more than 100 states and…