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In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Mr Rohan Nanthakumar about the Climate Change Advisory Opinions recently issued by various international courts, including the International Court of Justice. Rohan Nanthakumar is a public and international lawyer, and has been consulting counsel at Blue Ocean Law and served as a member of Vanuatu’s counsel team for the climate change advisory proceedings in the ICJ. He was also instructed in the climate advisory proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Rohan has an LLM from the University of Cambridge, has previously worked for the Australian and Victorian Governments, and is about to Join the Victorian Bar, Australia. The discussion focuses on the core takeaways from the various Advisory Opinions on Climate Change, especially the ICJ, compares and contrasts the various decisions, and importantly, considers the impact of the opinions, including on Climate Change Litigation before domestic courts. Rohan also gives very useful tips to students and other lawyers on how to get involved in work in this sphere.
Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/law-office-811551224/climate-change-advisory-opinions-insights-from-the-icj-and-beyond-with-rishi-gulati-and-rohan-nanthakumar