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

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

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

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

As policies evolve, some state and local governments have begun exploring novel theories through existing doctrine—including ...

The United Nations’ top court says countries failing to implement measures to mitigate climate change may be in violation of ...

International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve ...

The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black ...

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws ...

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