The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

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

Financial regulatory agencies around the world have started to develop regulations relating to climate friendly and green claims by funds. However, revision 3 removed that language.

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by ...

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

Tourists walk in front of the Tuco glacier in Huascaran National Park during a tour called the "Route of climate change" in Huaraz, Peru, Aug. 12, 2016. Credit: AP/Martin Mejia ...

“Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects,” Fink warned. “We are on the edge of a ...

A landmark advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed the legal obligation of all countries, ...

ICJ declares states must act on emissions or face legal consequences, framing climate change as a global rights and justice ...

THE waves are rising, not just on the shores of the Philippines, but within its collective consciousness. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ principal judicial organ, has ...

The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion establishes binding legal obligations for combating climate change, ...

The initiative also documents what's known about schools' emissions, how climate disasters eat into learning time, and ...