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

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

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

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.

ICJ advisory opinion on climate obligations reaffirms global South's perspective, raises questions on Paris Agreement ...

The World Court said countries' national climate plans must be "stringent" and aligned to the Paris Agreement aim to limit ...

Global accountability for climate harm: The ICJ ruled that all nations, regardless of their participation in climate treaties, have a legal duty under international law to prevent significant harm to ...

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 ...

On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark Advisory Opinion on States’ climate change ...

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

With the world’s top court declaring that countries have binding legal obligations to protect the climate, climate justice is no longer just a moral demand— it is now a matter of international law ...

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.