A profound thread runs through the judgment and the separate opinion of one of the judges: that biodiversity is not merely a ...

The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, ...

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

Amid geopolitical turmoil, the top court reaffirmed states’ legal duty to cut emissions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

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

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 ...

Trump's attack on climate policies go against the top court's opinion, which could be used by lawyers to fight back ...

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

This obligation arises from human rights, maritime and the customary international law, as well as the Paris Agreement and ...

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

In South Africa, this is aligned with the Climate Change Act. This new law, passed in 2024, phases down and phases out human ...