The International Court of Justice has handed down its unanimous opinion on climate change. It affirms what so many of us ...

The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

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

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

The Pacific Elders' Voice, or PEV, an independent group made up of Pacific Island leaders, has issued a statement applauding ...

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

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

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

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

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.

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

The world’s highest court went on to state in its decision that recognising the “urgent and existential threat” currently facing the world, those harmed by human-caused climate change may ...