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

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday it was imposing sanctions on Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice ...

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by ...

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

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

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

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...

The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating ...

Countries have very strong obligations under international law to cut climate pollution and prevent significant harm to the ...