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

Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel’s best-known rights groups — long ...

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

Climate activists are having their day in court, if Wednesday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s unanimous opinion is a bellwether. The Hague court declaration that governments were legally ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...

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

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

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

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

An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related ...

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

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