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

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

The U.N.'s top court issued a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have ...

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

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

In the historic decision of the International Court of Justice has ruled that countries can sue one another over climate ...

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Major economies including China and the European Union (EU) on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling ...

Vanuatu spearheaded the legal case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, which found countries have a duty to protect against the "urgent and existential" threat of a warming planet.

The top United Nations court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that ...