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

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

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

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

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...

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

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