INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change (Request for Advisory Opinion)
Written Replies of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Questions Put by Judges Aurescu and Charlesworth
20 December 2024
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CONTENTS
I. Question put by Judge Aurescu .................................................................................... 1
A. Relation between the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and other relevant human rights..................................................................................... 2

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
OBLIGATIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
Response of Sri Lanka to Judges’ Questions
20th December 2024
Sri Lanka respectfully submits hereinbelow its responses to the two questions posed by Judge
Cleveland and Judge Aurescu:
Question put by Judge Cleveland
“During these proceedings, a number of participants have referred to the production of fossil
fuels in the context of climate change, including with respect to subsidies. In your view, what

WRITTEN REPLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA TO THE QUESTIONS PUT BY MEMBERS OF THE COURT DURING THE ORAL PROCEEDINGS
19 December 2024
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
OBLIGATIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1
I. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RIGHT TO A CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT HUMAN RIGHTS ................. 3

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Question put by Judge Cleveland
“During these proceedings, a number of participants have referred to the production
of fossil fuels in the context of climate change, including with respect to subsidies. In your
view, what are the specific obligations under international law of States within whose
jurisdiction fossil fuels are produced to ensure protection of the climate system and other
parts of the environment from anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, if any?”
1. Climate change obligations1 are not activity or greenhouse gas specific.

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Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
OBLIGATIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
RESPONSES TO JUDGES’ QUESTIONS KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
20 December 2024
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Judge Cleveland

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
OBLIGATIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
(Request for an Advisory Opinion)
REPLY STATEMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA
QUESTIONS ASKED BY
JUDGES CLEVELAND, TLADI, AURESCU AND CHARLESWORTH
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ORAL PROCEEDINGS
20 December 2024
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Question put by Judge Cleveland:

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
OBLIGATIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Replies to Questions
December 20, 2024
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Introduction
The proceedings focus on a composite act: the large-scale, long-term anthropogenic emissions
of greenhouse gases by certain States, conducted with knowledge of their harmful effects since
at least the 1960s. This conduct has caused substantial harm, disproportionately affecting