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 ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

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

The U.N.'s top court issued a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have ...

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

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

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

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...

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

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...