On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...

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

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

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

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

In the historic decision of the International Court of Justice has ruled that countries can sue one another over climate ...

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

Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling ...

The International Court of Justice says countries have obligations under international law to take measures against climate ...