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

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

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

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

In the historic decision of the International Court of Justice has ruled that countries can sue one another over climate ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for ...

The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

The International Court of Justice says countries have obligations under international law to take measures against climate ...