The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands, on behalf of the Vietnamese government, has submitted a request to join the proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s advisory opinion on climate change, local media reported.
It marked the third time Vietnam has sought to join the proceedings of ICJ’s advisory opinion.
In its request, Vietnam proposed the ICJ affirm the obligations of countries in fighting climate change in accordance with relevant international agreements, such as the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR).
Vietnam affirmed that the existing international legal framework on climate change already contains mechanisms for compensating developing countries for losses and damages caused by climate change. It also asserted that the compensation should be guided by the CBDR principle, placing greater responsibility on developed nations to lead the response to adverse impacts of climate change due to their emissions. (VietnamNet [1], Tin Tuc [2])