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.

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 ...

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.

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

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

The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

Last week's decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reframing climate action as a legal obligation, means the EU's push to water down climate policies may breach both EU and ...

With the world’s top court declaring that countries have binding legal obligations to protect the climate, climate justice is no longer just a moral demand— it is now a matter of international law ...

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

Republicans and any Democrats who vote for this should forever keep Mandela’s name out of their mouths,” Tlaib said.