The World Court on Law of the Sea and Statehood in the Context of Climate Change-Related Sea-Level Rise

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Nathaniel Khng is the Minister-Counsellor (Legal) at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations in New York. He serves as the Mission’s legal adviser. All views expressed are personal.

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The World Court on Law of the Sea and Statehood in the Context of Climate Change-Related Sea-Level Rise

November 17, 2025

Nathaniel Khng

On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Advisory Opinion). This was the third advisory opinion on climate change obligations issued by an international judicial body, with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and the Inter-American Court…