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

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

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the ...

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

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

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

In the court hearings, youth activists representing vulnerable communities from frontline states in the Pacific and the ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small islands, it gathered wider support and makes a very strong legal case for ...

The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating ...

In a historic advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice ruled that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable ...

The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and ...