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

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

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

The court president judge Yuji Iwasawa said during last week’s ruling that countries’ failure to take appropriate action to ...

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

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

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

Last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a gamechanger in the long-running global ...

The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating ...

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal ...

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 ...