Judges at the UN’s highest court are set to issue a decision Wednesday that could set a legal benchmark for action on the ...

States promoting fossil fuels could be violating international law, and reparations are on the table, the International Court ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

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

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...

Nations have a duty to act on climate change under international law — and if they don't, they could be held liable. That's ...

The International Court of Justice has declared climate change an existential threat caused by human activities, imposing a legal duty on UN member states to act. The ruling, supported by 195 Paris ...

Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held ...

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to ...

On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...

The Advisory Opinion The long awaited ICJ Advisory opinion on states obligation on Climate Change is finally here! It says that government actions driving climate change are illegal, and states are ...

Though the decision is nonbinding, the ruling from the International Court of Justice could open the door for more litigation against corporate polluters.