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 ...

Last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a gamechanger in the long-running global ...

The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion establishes binding legal obligations for combating climate change, ...

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

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 ...

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

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

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Trump administration is taking legal action to block states like Hawaii from suing big oil companies over climate change. The move is sparking debate over state’s rights ...

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 ...

BY ROGER STEPHENSON Public safety and corporate accountability must be at the top of the list for our next attorney general. Michael Formella is our attorney general now and his term ends soon. Gov.