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

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

The U.N.'s top court issued a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have ...

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

In the historic decision of the International Court of Justice has ruled that countries can sue one another over climate ...

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

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Major economies including China and the European Union (EU) on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the ...

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

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

The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling ...