India’s Submission to the ITLOS Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A Lost Opportunity

Abstract

The authors argue that India’s submission to the ITLOS for the proceedings concerning the Advisory Opinion on Climate Change was a lost opportunity. India could have led the voices of developing countries and countries with a marine environment vulnerable to climate change, but India failed to do so. Additionally, India could have presented a more coherent and robust submission while aligning it with India’s other international submissions and its domestic policies on climate change, as well as contributing to global climate law and its judicial interpretation.

Keywords

• itlos
• advisory opinion
• india
• cbdr-rc
• maritime law
• climate change
• lex specialis