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 ...

ICJ declares states must act on emissions or face legal consequences, framing climate change as a global rights and justice ...

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

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

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by ...

The EPA’s decision does not alter CT's efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions but is likely to make it harder for it to ...

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

The International Court of Justice recognised clear obligations of states to avoid impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to 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 ...

RWE, which has never operated in Peru, denies legal responsibility, arguing that climate change is a global issue caused by many contributors. Concern over melting glaciers “It’s very sad and ...