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

The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...

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

Republicans and any Democrats who vote for this should forever keep Mandela’s name out of their mouths,” Tlaib said.

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

Last week's decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reframing climate action as a legal obligation, means the EU's push to water down climate policies may breach both EU and ...

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

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

Last week, 15 judges from the International Court of Justice at the Vredespaleis in the Hague, at the request of the UN General Assembly, pronounced solemnly on climate change. Every state, they ...

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

This calls for both introspection and retrospection at personal, communal and government levels. This should pave the way for ...

In light of the ongoing excavation at the Chemmani-Siththupaththi mass grave site in Jaffna, situated in the north of Sri ...