Indonesia haze chokes neighbours, but little legal recourse

Haze from Indonesian wildfires has blanketed neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore for more than a month, closing schools and sending respiratory complaints skyrocketing. It is not the first time Indonesian haze has caused a regional pollution crisis, but neighbouring countries have few options for legal recourse, experts say: Case at the ICJ Suggestions that Malaysia and Singapore take Indonesia to the UN’s highest judicial organ, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, face a basic obstacle: “The main issue is jurisdiction, as the ICJ generally requires the consent of both states,”…