A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over ...

The world’s top court has said a healthy environment is a human right, and governments could be violating international law if they fail to act on climate change in a landmark ruling for international ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change.

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obligated under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open the door to reparations.In a ...

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to ...

International Court of Justice rules that governments have a legal duty to prevent and repair damage to the climate system ...

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

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments ...

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel has labelled the International Court of Justice's decision to open the door to countries ...

One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has just won a landmark legal battle.The International Court of Justice has sided with the South Pacific island of ...

Around the world, climate change is being tackled, not just in parliaments and global summits, but also in villages and ...

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...