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A climate 'reckoning' just unfolded at the International Court of Justice. What does it mean?
It's been hailed as a "planetary scale" win for climate advocates pushing for stronger action against carbon pollution.The ...
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World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential ...
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UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?
The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...
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How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won
The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...
International Court says countries must address climate crisis in landmark opinion
The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating ...
Trump Order on International Criminal Court Likely Violates First Amendment, Judge Rules
The ruling’s scope is limited to two American activists, but it represents a striking, if tentative, blow to the president’s ...
The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu turns to the world court as climate disasters mount
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...
International Court of Justice declares clean, sustainable environment a human right in landmark climate ruling
In a historic advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice ruled that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable ...