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

Nations failing to tackle climate change could violate international law, the United Nations’ top court said on Wednesday, and the consequences could be expensive.

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

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate ...

The United Nations’ top court says that countries harmed by climate change could be entitled to reparations for the damage they have suffered from rising global temperatures. But it says ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The UN's top court says that countries harmed by climate change may be entitled to reparations. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material ...

The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice is likely to determine the course of climate action across the world.

UN's top court says failing to protect the planet from climate change's effects may be a violation of international law.

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries need to meet their climate obligations and not doing so could ...