An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling that could breathe new life into the climate ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

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 ...

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

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

The U.N.'s top court issued a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have ...