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

International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve ...

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...

The United Nations’ top court says countries failing to implement measures to mitigate climate change may be in violation of ...

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...

The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...

Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held ...

The International Court of Justice heard testimony from more than 100 nations and organizations in the lead-up to its ...

THE HAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat ...

The court president judge Yuji Iwasawa said during last week’s ruling that countries’ failure to take appropriate action to ...

A top UN court has ruled that countries, including the UK, can be sued for their role in climate change. The decision, made ...

Countries that violate climate commitments under international agreements could, under certain circumstances, be held legally ...