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

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

On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...

After a “landmark” ruling from the International Court of Justice, journalists can expect more lawsuits against fossil fuel ...

An International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law could shape reparations lawsuits as ...

ANALYSIS: Legal experts tell Stuti Mishra a long-awaited International Court of Justice ruling provides ‘a clear blueprint to ...

This is the first time that the world’s highest court—the International Court of Justice—addresses legal obligations of states with respect to climate change,’ says law professor at University of Oslo ...

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...

For the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. As it made clear ...

A historic climate ruling by the world’s highest court could make it legally riskier for fossil fuel companies to do business ...

In a ground-breaking decision, the International Court of Justice has paved the way for countries to sue each other for the ...