We are against the law 👩🏾‍⚖️

For a lot of people it might be actually a little dream or give them kind of excitement. Being against the law I mean. Unlawful, for once in a lifetime. Doing things against what you are supposed to do.

Right?

It was 1648, with the Treaty of Westphalia the modern State architecture as we know it today was born. From that, also a huge amount of rules and laws that actually govern our lives.

Why should you care?

The ICJ ruled couple of days that the States, which are made by us ultimately, might be against the law, the international law, by failing to act against climate change.

Do you care now?

The face of the climate crisis🌱

The recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has shifted the conversation from the abstract to the deeply personal.

Are legal frameworks rigid though? Some question already, by just seeing the situation in Gaza strip. So now, an impersonal entity, the ICJ has reminded us that laws and the entities that enforce them—nation-states—are and should be ultimately accountable to the people they govern.

Climate change, one of the most pressing issue of our time, is not just a scientific or economic challenge; it's a moral and legal one.

The court's decision implies that inaction on climate change is not just a failure to act; it may constitute a violation of international law, holding states accountable for the harm their inaction causes. This ruling sets a precedent: the law isn't just something that controls us—it’s something that must protect us, and when it doesn’t, it’s open to challenge.

In many ways, this ruling challenges the established order by placing the law in service of global justice, pushing us to reconsider what it means to be for or against the law.

Accountability

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go once that those insitutions are not heard anymore?

We are not simply bystanders in this climate change drama, or are we? A lot of people would think they are, but they should start thinking more that they are protagonists, not just of their lives but also of what some institutions like the ICJ state, protagonist and members hence of States.

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