In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

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

The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential ...

Climate activists are having their day in court, if Wednesday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s unanimous opinion is a bellwether. The Hague court declaration that governments were legally ...

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

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small ...

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

The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...

An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related ...

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal ...