The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

The Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI) affirms the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) historic advisory opinion ...

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of States in relation to climate change.

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...

A new ruling from the World Court provides climate activists new tools for demanding accountability. On July 23, in a stunning 140 page advisory opinion, (ICJ, or World Court) held for the first time ...

Climate activists are having their day in court, if Wednesday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s unanimous opinion is a ...

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the ...

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal ...

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