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 ...

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

Last week, 15 judges from the International Court of Justice at the Vredespaleis in the Hague, at the request of the UN General Assembly, pronounced solemnly on climate change. Every state, they ...

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...

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 ...

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.

A new ruling from the World Court provides climate activists new tools for demanding accountability. On July 23, in a stunning 140 page advisory opinion, (ICJ, or World Court) held for the first time ...