The ICJ's advisory opinion of July 23, 2025, is a pivotal moment for climate law, positioning South Africa as a leader in ...

The ICJ has declared climate inaction a potential breach of international law—paving the way for global claims and legal ...

Their decision to explore legal recourse resulted in a rare act of global south solidarity and the first-ever International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion on climate change.Africa has much to gain ...

It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate crisis.

In July, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion declaring that all countries have a legal ...

Sovereign states are not only responsible for tackling fossil fuel damage, they have to make redress, according to a recent ...

A profound thread runs through the judgment and the separate opinion of one of the judges: that biodiversity is not merely a ...

This milestone reaffirms what the Pacific has always known: that our voices, cultures and futures matter! That international ...

In a landmark advisory opinion dated 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) has unanimously found that States are legally bound ...

On July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its unanimous advisory opinion which asserts that all governments ...

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

The consequences of the recent climate change ruling by the International Court of Justice are enormous, both legally and ...