Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small ...

The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental ...

The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...

Countries have wide-ranging obligations to adequately tackle climate change, the International Court of Justice has found.

The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating ...

In a landmark advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice also said high-emissions countries may need to pay ...

A landmark advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed the legal obligation of all countries, ...

The United Nations’ judicial organ paved the way for states to be held accountable for fossil fuel emissions and the ...

The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion establishes binding legal obligations for combating climate change, ...

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obligated under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open the door to reparations.In a ...

Student Vepaiamele says the international court's advisory opinion also affirms countries' legal obligations to combat ...