Manasa is a legal consultant specialising in Public International Law and International Human Rights. She presently works as a consultant in Amsterdam, running an independent legal practice – ‘MSV Consultancy NL.’ From July 2023 to August 2025, she
From Opinion to Action: The General Assembly Votes to Operationalize the ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion
On 20 May 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/80/L.65 welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change. The draft, tabled by Vanuatu and a
The World Court Set to Become the Latest Venue for Climate Change Jurisprudence
UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Requesting Advisory Opinion on States’ Obligations Concerning Climate Change
On March 29, 2023, the UN General Assembly (“UNGA”) adopted by consensus a resolution (A/77/L.58) requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”
Vanuatu reports ciguatera cases; puffer fish kills 1 in Malaysia
Almost 30 cases of ciguatera fish poisoning have been recorded so far this year in Vanuatu.
The 27 patients range in age from 6 to 67 years old with the majority aged 35 and older. More men than women have
Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas Denied Permission to Call on Ports During Australian Cruise
Today we received the following information from several crew members on the Voyager of the Seas which is sailing an Australia itinerary after departing from Sydney. The future scheduled ports include Mystery Island and Vila in Vanuatu as well as
Vaccines Delivered by Drone in South Pacific
On the remote island of Erromango, in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, a one-month old child was given vaccines for hepatitis and tuberculosis via drone delivery. Not only is this unique because of the delivery method, but more than
Pacific Dawn Crew Member Sentenced to Over Five Years in Jail for Rape
A crew member from Vanuatu was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail on Tuesday after he was found guilty two months ago of raping a co-worker during their employment for P&O Cruises’ Pacific Dawn.
A court in Vanuatu
Into Vanuatu’s Volcanic Wonderland | WIRED
The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, a short hop west of Fiji, is a verdant wonderland, the very embodiment of a tropical paradise. Palm fringed beaches look out toward blue waters that host vibrant ecosystems, while jungles thick with
Crew Member Overboard From Carnival Spirit Near Vanatu
Tonight we received information from a former crew member that a search and rescue operation is underway near Vanuatu after a Carnival employee has gone overboard from the Carnival Spirit cruise ship.
There is an article from Australia stating that