The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

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

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said while the Advisory Opinion of the International ...

The Pacific Elders' Voice, or PEV, an independent group made up of Pacific Island leaders, has issued a statement applauding ...

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

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

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

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

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

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

We need radical solutions reinforced by legal statutes to bolster the fight against climate change and make polluters pay.