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

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

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

The court president judge Yuji Iwasawa said during last week’s ruling that countries’ failure to take appropriate action to ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to ...

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.

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.