The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change "imperils all forms of life". This followed a case brought by ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of States in relation to climate change.

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

A new ruling from the World Court provides climate activists new tools for demanding accountability. On July 23, in a stunning 140 page advisory opinion, (ICJ, or World Court) held for the first time ...

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

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 ...

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...

The alert came as the total number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its assault passed 60,000, the health ministry in the enclave said Tuesday.

The court’s bylaws call for its 15 judges to “be elected from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to ...