An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling that could breathe new life into the climate ...

ON July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague issued a landmark ruling that countries are required by ...

This obligation arises from human rights, maritime and the customary international law, as well as the Paris Agreement and ...

The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling ...

In South Africa, this is aligned with the Climate Change Act. This new law, passed in 2024, phases down and phases out human ...

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

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

The International Court of Justice said that climate change threatens all life and may violate human rights. It also said ...

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 a landmark advisory opinion on Wednesday, the United Nations' top court said countries could be in violation of ...

Climate activists are celebrating after a major international court ruled that countries failing to take measures to prevent ...