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

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

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

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is already being cited in courtrooms, as lawyers say it strengthens the legal ...

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

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

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

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...

The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental ...