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

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the ...

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

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

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

In a historic advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice ruled that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable ...

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

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

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

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

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

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small islands, it gathered wider support and makes a very strong legal case for ...