An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

The court president judge Yuji Iwasawa said during last week’s ruling that countries’ failure to take appropriate action to ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling that could breathe new life into the climate ...

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

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

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague.

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

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 ...

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

The U.N.'s top court issued a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have ...

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