The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment ...

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Monday that it will deliver its advisory opinion on the ...

A South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis brought “the world's biggest problem to the world's highest court” ...

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a landmark ...

Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of ...

GENEVA - UN human rights experts* today welcomed the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' historic Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and ...

Decision means that around 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean – including Argentina – must undertake legal ...

On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...

“The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu commends the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on its groundbreaking advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, issued today in ...

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine, including human ...