South Asia’s Climate Silence: Why Regional Cooperation Still Falls Short
By Ms. Tamanna Bhattarai, a third-year law student of the BBM- LL.B program Abstract: South Asia, home to over a quarter of the population of the world and some of…
Climate Justice in the Himalayas: State Responsibility and the ICJ Advisory Opinion
By Mr Pratyush Paudel, a law student of Kathmandu University School of Law In 2023, the UN General Assembly made history by asking the ICJ to issue an advisory opinion…
NEPAL’S PURSUIT OF REPARATIVE CLIMATE JUSTICE AT THE ICJ:A PLEA FOR LEGAL RECOGNITION, NOT CONCESSIONS
By Ms. Gareema Devkota, Ms. Surangana Dhakal and Ms. Bipasana Karki, fifth-year law students of the BBM- LL.B program Introduction In 2024, three international courts, the International Court of Justice…
Seeking Justice Amid Climate Injustice: Analyzing Nepal’s Written Statement on Obligation of States in Respect of Climate Change
By Ms. Sanghamita Bade Shrestha* The United Nations General Assembly’s Resolution 77/276, co-sponsored and voted for by Nepal, requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an Advisory Opinion (AO)…
Can the ICJ Advisory Opinion Transform Nepal’s Climate Governance?
By Ms. Ichhya Regmi* and Mr. Praas Guragain** On the 3rd July 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (“IACtHR”) published its Advisory Opinion (“AO”) titled “Climate Emergency and Human…
What Global Climate Opinions Can Teach SAARC: A Comparison of ICJ, ITLOS, and IACtHR
By Ms. Millie Gautam* Climate change refers to long-term shifts in weather and temperature patterns. It is inevitable and a natural phenomenon. However, natural climate change is slow and gradual,…
Breaking the Ice: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods impact of climate change
By Ms. Prasuna Khatri* Among the many global environmental issues, glacial lake outburst (GLOFs) are one of the most serious and threatening impacts of climate change especially in the Himalayas…
Corporate Accountability for Transboundary Climate Harm: Precedents and Recommendations for Nepal
By Ms. Prapti Shrestha and Ms. Manaswini Sharma* Abstract This blog fulfills the theme on corporate liability for transboundary climate harm. It considers the potential impact of prevailing climate advisory…
The Hague to the Himalayas: Using Global Rulings to Strengthen Nepal’s Leadership on Loss and Damage
The entrance of mankind into the age of irreversible climate impacts have made them arrive to the realization that global justice must now climb to meet the needs of those…