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

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

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

Climate activists are having their day in court, if Wednesday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s unanimous opinion is a ...

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

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...

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

International law knows of no graver crime than genocide. The 1948 convention, which Israel was among the first nations to join, defines genocide as the perpetration of any of several heinous ...

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