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

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

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

An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

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.

The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent ...

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

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said the recent advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate finance, while not legally binding, establishes a moral ...

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...

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

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

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