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

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

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

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 ...

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

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small islands, it gathered wider support and makes a very strong legal case for ...

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 recognised clear obligations of states to avoid impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to the ...

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

For the first time ever, world court clarifies countries' duties to protect the Earth's climate, communities and ecosystems ...

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate ...