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

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

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 world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by ...

The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental ...

Last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a gamechanger in the long-running global ...

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 Court’s opinion has reasonably provided a clear legal benchmark with respect to climate change related obligations.

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

Countries have wide-ranging obligations to adequately tackle climate change, the International Court of Justice has found.

The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion establishes binding legal obligations for combating climate change, ...

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