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

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...

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

Countries have wide-ranging obligations to adequately tackle climate change, the International Court of Justice has found.

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by ...

Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling that could breathe new life into the climate ...

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

Last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a gamechanger in the long-running global ...

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

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