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

The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

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 hottest year on record was 2023 — until 2024, when the Earth’s average temperature reached 1.55C above the pre-industrial ...

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

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

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

Brazil is finalizing its submission to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the ...

Republicans and any Democrats who vote for this should forever keep Mandela’s name out of their mouths,” Tlaib said.