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

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations' top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black ...

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

In a major move, the International Court of Justice has said countries must protect the environment and may be legally ...

International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve ...

THE HAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat ...

As policies evolve, some state and local governments have begun exploring novel theories through existing doctrine—including ...

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 ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

The United Nations’ top court says countries failing to implement measures to mitigate climate change may be in violation of ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change.