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An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.
As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.
The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...
In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...
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 ...
Republicans and any Democrats who vote for this should forever keep Mandela’s name out of their mouths,” Tlaib said.
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...
According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...
Last week's decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reframing climate action as a legal obligation, means the EU's push to water down climate policies may breach both EU and ...
Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.
The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent ...