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

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

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

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

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

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

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black ...

The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice is likely to determine the course of climate action across the ...

The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and ...

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws ...

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

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