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

Vanuatu’s ICJ win has rewritten the rulebook, and Australia’s $14.5 billion fossil subsidies may now come with legal strings attached.

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

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 development of artificial intelligence needs a lot of energy; supplying it would add further strain on global weather ...

The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws related to climate change and, if they fail to act, could be held responsible ...

The ICJ ruling is blunt: the multilateral climate change and environmental agreements and treaties that countries–including ...

Last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a gamechanger in the long-running global ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has advised that the level of climate finance given to developing countries must be compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5C ...

Pacific Conference of Churches secretary-geeneral says the landmark climate ruling from the world's top court is a ...

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.

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal ...