The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change "imperils all forms of life". This followed a case brought by ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

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

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of States in relation to climate change.

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential ...

The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal ...

The top UN court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that also sets out ...