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

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

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

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

A new ruling from the World Court provides climate activists new tools for demanding accountability. On July 23, in a stunning 140 page advisory opinion, (ICJ, or World Court) held for the first time ...

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

Last week, 15 judges from the International Court of Justice at the Vredespaleis in the Hague, at the request of the UN General Assembly, pronounced solemnly on climate change. Every state, they ...

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

The world's wealthiest nations have a legal obligation to reduce heat-trapping pollution and will have to pay up if they do ...

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 court's decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments In a ...