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

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

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

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

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

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

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

ICJ advisory opinion on climate obligations reaffirms global South's perspective, raises questions on Paris Agreement ...

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of States in relation to climate change.

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

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