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.

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

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

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

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

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

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.

The decision by the International Court of Justice on the responsibility of states to protect the rights of current and ...

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

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...