The island nation of Vanuatu prevailed in its landmark request to legally compel countries to cut emissions and compensate ...

The top U.N. court has opened a hearing to deliver an opinion in a landmark case about nations’ obligations to tackle climate ...

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...

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

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

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

Vanuatu went on to help create the Alliance of Small Island States, or AOSIS, which has since become an influential bloc of 39 countries in global climate negotiations. Mr.

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

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

Vanuatu spearheaded the legal case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, which found countries have a duty to protect against the "urgent and existential" threat of a warming planet.

Bislama is the national language of Vanuatu and a creole language spoken across Vanuatu's 83 islands which is a blend of English, French, and Indigenous words.