The world's wealthiest nations have a legal obligation to reduce heat-trapping pollution and will have to pay up if they do ...

It's been hailed as a "planetary scale" win for climate advocates pushing for stronger action against carbon pollution.The ...

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

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

The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential ...

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the ...

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

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...