On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...

In the historic decision of the International Court of Justice has ruled that countries can sue one another over climate ...

In a highly anticipated advisory opinion, delivered unanimously on July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed that states have an “obligation to prevent significant damage to the ...

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Major economies including China and the European Union (EU) on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.