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

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

The ruling’s scope is limited to two American activists, but it represents a striking, if tentative, blow to the president’s ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...