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

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the ...

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

In the court hearings, youth activists representing vulnerable communities from frontline states in the Pacific and the ...

The students set their sights on the Pacific Islands Forum, the region's pre-eminent political group, which that year was ...

# On  July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an advisory opinion at the request of the UN General Assembly - driven by small island states such as Antigua and Barbuda, Vanuatu, ...

The court's decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments In a ...

THE International Court of Justice’s (ICJ’s) ruling on climate change is “historic”, the Moderator of the World Council of ...

An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small islands, it gathered wider support and makes a very strong legal case for ...