The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and ...

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

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

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

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 obligated to limit climate change under international law, in response. Cheryl ...

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

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

The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and ...

The top UN court on Wednesday described climate change as an "urgent and existential threat", as it handed down a landmark ruling on the legal obligations of countries to prevent it. "The consequences ...

ANALYSIS: Legal experts tell Stuti Mishra a long-awaited International Court of Justice ruling provides ‘a clear blueprint to ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the ...