Two Israeli human rights organisations said on Monday Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the first ...

Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel’s best-known rights groups — long ...

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the ...

In the court hearings, youth activists representing vulnerable communities from frontline states in the Pacific and the ...

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the ...

An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related damages in the years ahead ...

The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...

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

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

In a historic advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice ruled that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable ...