The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

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

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

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

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

The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on what legal obligations nations have to address climate ...

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

This calls for both introspection and retrospection at personal, communal and government levels. This should pave the way for ...

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a ...

India now has legal support to demand that donor countries move beyond vague pledges. The ICJ opinion reframes carbon equity ...

Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for ...