The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...

The legal clarity on countries’ climate obligations stemming from last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) can change how Pacific Island nations engage with other ...

Last week, the UN’s highest court issued a stinging ruling that countries have a legal obligation to limit climate change and ...

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

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

Two prominent Israeli rights groups on Monday, July 28 2025 said their country is committing genocide in Gaza. This marks the ...

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

The court's decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments In a ...

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 United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

Activists hold a protest during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 23, 2024.

When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbor a decade ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest — tall stands of staghorns b ...