The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

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 called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

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

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

The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, ...

The Pacific Elders' Voice, or PEV, an independent group made up of Pacific Island leaders, has issued a statement applauding ...

The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said while the Advisory Opinion of the International ...

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

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

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said, while the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of states in respect of ...