Practice question
A State has developed substantial technical and financial capacity since 1992 but says the principle requires ignoring all present circumstances. Which is best?
- Only its 1992 label can ever matter
- Current emissions are automatically irrelevant
- The principle prohibits all national development
- The Court’s account expressly considers current capabilities and changed national circumstances
- Only a private credit rating fixes every legal duty
Legal references
- ICJ, Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, July 23, 2025, main advisory opinion: https://icj-web.leman.un-icc.cloud/sites/default/files/case-related/187/187-20250723-adv-01-00-en.pdf; paragraphs 148-151.
- Rio Declaration: https://www.cbd.int/doc/ref/rio-declaration.shtml; Principle 7.
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