Over two weeks of hearings, the court will consider what countries around the world are legally required to do to combat the ...

The case comes just after a bitterly negotiated climate deal at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, which saw wealthy polluting ...

The island nation of Vanuatu criticized representatives for major emitters like the U.S. and China for their remarks during ...

Attorney Julian Aguon, founder of the Guam-based law firm Blue Ocean Law, was one of several people who opened an ongoing ...

In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency.

It was only in the late 1980s that states became aware of the causes and risks associated with climate change,” a legal ...

The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island ...

Pacific islanders and environment groups have criticised Australia for speaking out both sides of its mouth on climate change ...

Australia’s government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ...

The International Court of Justice is due to hear from 98 states and 12 international organisations - including many ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun hearings in the biggest climate change case ever, with more than 100 ...

Ma Xinmin, a legal advisor in China's foreign ministry, tells the International Court of Justice that the existing treaties produced by UN-backed climate change negotiations should be the benchmark fo ...