Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling that could breathe new life into the climate ...

The United Nations' highest court has said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by cooperating to curb emissions, as it delivered an opinion set to determine ...

An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

The ICJ’s president said states breaching their obligations to address the crisis would be committing ’an internationally ...

The International Court of Justice said that climate change threatens all life and may violate human rights. It also said ...

Global accountability for climate harm: The ICJ ruled that all nations, regardless of their participation in climate treaties, have a legal duty under international law to prevent significant harm to ...

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

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling ...