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

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

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

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

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

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

An International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law could shape reparations lawsuits as ...

Climate activists are having their day in court, if Wednesday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s unanimous opinion is a bellwether. The Hague court declaration that governments were legally ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small ...

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

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...