One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has won a landmark legal battle, giving ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration ...

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

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

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver ...

An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and ...

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the everyday catastrophe of climate change. On Wednesday, backed by more than 130 countries, Vanuatu will get its day in the world's highest court.