UN planning 'International Tribunal of Climate Justice' to take countries to court

UN planning 'International Tribunal of Climate Justice' to take countries to court | Daily Mail Online
UN planning an 'international tribunal of climate justice' which would allow nations to take developed countries to court

• UN document reveals plans of International Tribunal of Climate Justice
• One of three suggested ways to implement agreed climate goals
• Draft by subsidiary body of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
• If approved, it will be presented at UN climate summit in Paris in December

...In essence, this means that any UN member state who agrees to the international deal to tackle climate change and fails to honour its commitment can be brought before the tribunal.

The Paris conference seeks to unite all the world's nations in a single agreement on tackling climate change, with the goal of capping warming at two degrees...
The possibility of an International Tribunal of Climate Justice has been criticised in the U.S., where some commentators have argued that it will lead to developing nations dragging President Obama into court and bypassing Congress.
'Whatever they call it, countries who sign onto this agreement will be voting to expand the reach of the UN climate bureaucracy, cede national sovereignty, and create a one-way street along which billions will be redistributed from developed to poor nations,' claims CFACT co-founder Craig Rucker.
'Developed nations would be expected to slash their emissions while the "poor" [developing] countries expand theirs,' he adds.