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

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

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

The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and ...

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

The United Nations‘s top court issued a nonbinding declaration Wednesday that countries are obligated to take action against ...

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

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...

Pacific Island leaders are welcoming a declaration by the world's highest court that countries have a legal obligation to ...

What the Inter-American Court’s recent advisory opinion tells us about the past, present, and future of climate change policy ...

We went as lawyers — from Blue Ocean Law, the firm that represented Vanuatu in the historic advisory opinion proceedings on climate change before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The court’s findings are expected to bolster climate-related lawsuits and human rights claims in the region, and to influence negotiations ahead of COP30 — the next major United Nations ...