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

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

The hottest year on record was 2023 — until 2024, when the Earth’s average temperature reached 1.55C above the pre-industrial ...

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

Brazil is finalizing its submission to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the ...

The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...

With the world’s top court declaring that countries have binding legal obligations to protect the climate, climate justice is no longer just a moral demand— it is now a matter of international law ...

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

The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on what legal obligations nations have to address climate ...

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

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

Last week, 15 judges from the International Court of Justice at the Vredespaleis in the Hague, at the request of the UN General Assembly, pronounced solemnly on climate change. Every state, they ...