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

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 advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action.View ...

The highest court of the UN has issued a landmark 'advisory opinion' stating that nations can be held legally accountable for ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling on Wednesday affirming that states can be held legally ...

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

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Raphael Lotilla on Monday welcomed an advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice ...

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

The International Court of Justice says countries may break international law by not protecting the climate. The court opened ...

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 UN’s main judicial organ, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), resolves state disputes and issues legal advice. The ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...