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

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

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

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

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

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

The Pacific Elders' Voice, or PEV, an independent group made up of Pacific Island leaders, has issued a statement applauding ...

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to ...

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

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

Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held ...

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