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

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 ...

Paoli's research helped inform the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on state obligations in respect of ...

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

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

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

In the court hearings, youth activists representing vulnerable communities from frontline states in the Pacific and the ...

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

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

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

The legal clarity on countries’ climate obligations stemming from last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) can change how Pacific Island nations engage with other ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small ...