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

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

Citing UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, it said that South Africa “recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the ...

The court's decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments In a ...

Last week, the UN’s highest court issued a stinging ruling that countries have a legal obligation to limit climate change and ...

The world's wealthiest nations have a legal obligation to reduce heat-trapping pollution and will have to pay up if they do not, the United Nations' highest court declared in a landmark advisory ...