In a unanimous decision on July 23, 2025, the fifteen judges on the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (“ICJ”), also known as the ...

The landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) made it clear: Countries must comply with their climate obligations or face responsibility for ...

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

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

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.

Donald Trump’s position that climate change is “a hoax” is well-known, and just as he did when he took office in 2017, he ...

THE waves are rising, not just on the shores of the Philippines, but within its collective consciousness. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ principal judicial organ, has ...

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

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

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has advised that the level of climate finance given to developing countries must be compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5C ...

After a “landmark” ruling from the International Court of Justice, journalists can expect more lawsuits against fossil fuel ...

The ICJ has delivered a “milestone moment for climate justice.” But does it go far enough?