A profound thread runs through the judgment and the separate opinion of one of the judges: that biodiversity is not merely a ...

The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling that could breathe new life into the climate ...

An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

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

The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, ...

The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...

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

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