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

The court’s bylaws call for its 15 judges to “be elected from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to ...

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 ...

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 ...

DAW 2025 is designed to foster meaningful dialogue on emerging trends in both domestic and international arbitration, with a focus on positioning India as a rising hub for commercial dispute ...

The Court affirmed that a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right, and that states have binding legal duties to mitigate climate harm under international law.

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

The decisions give priority to children's right to a healthy environment, affecting the government’s coal-power plans ...

Latest on U.N. court order in Israel-Hamas war The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top judicial body, has ordered Israel to pause all operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

On July 22, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has delivered its judgment on the preliminary objections raised by the Republic of ...