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UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'
The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...
UN Top Court Says Countries Are Obliged to Fight Climate Change
One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has won a landmark legal battle, giving ...
UN’s top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...
World court’s “advisory opinion:” States obliged to prevent climate change harm
In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...
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Vanuatu: ICJ ruling a 'game-changer' for climate justice
The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver ...
From dying reefs to flooded graves, Vanuatu is leading a global climate case
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...
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Nations must act on climate change or could be held responsible, top U.N. court rules
The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws ...
Ni-Vanuatu youth celebrate landmark ICJ ruling as a new era for climate change justice
Student Vepaiamele says the international court's advisory opinion also affirms countries' legal obligations to combat ...
ICJ Climate Change Opinion Raises Constitutionality Question Of U.S. Joining Paris Agreement
An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.
“Duty to Repair”: Vanuatu Climate Minister on World Court Ruling Countries Must Address Climate
In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to ...
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Low-lying Vanuatu threatens to sue culprit countries for climate change
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Low-lying Vanuatu is considering suing fossil fuel companies and industrialized countries that use them for their role in creating catastrophic climate change, the foreign ...