Amid geopolitical turmoil, the top court reaffirmed states’ legal duty to cut emissions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

The top United Nations court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that ...

Trump's attack on climate policies go against the top court's opinion, which could be used by lawyers to fight back ...

Independently of the ECU’s involvement, BBC News added the following correction: An earlier version of this post contained the sentence “She says Israel must desist from killing, injuring, destroying ...

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

This obligation arises from human rights, maritime and the customary international law, as well as the Paris Agreement and ...

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a ...

The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, ...

After the Paris Agreement came into effect in 2016, it was understood that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol had lost its legal relevance. However, the ICJ has now said that the treaty remains valid, and countr ...

The U.N.'s top court issued a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have ...

A profound thread runs through the judgment and the separate opinion of one of the judges: that biodiversity is not merely a ...