On July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down an advisory opinion (AO) on the obligation of states ...

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal climate obligations was a 'wrongful' act, and greatly affected countries could ...

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

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

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 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 ...

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

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

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

Reacting to the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) first Advisory Opinion clarifying the obligations of states in respect ...

A landmark legal ruling leaves no doubt that continuing fossil fuel production and use, let alone expanding it, violates the ...

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