Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right.

The island nation of Vanuatu prevailed in its landmark request to legally compel countries to cut emissions and compensate places facing impacts from climate change.

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

The International Court of Justice case on climate change has implications for countries negotiating debt deals.

The non-binding opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world.

The International Court of Justice's unanimous non-binding opinion, which runs to over 500 pages, was immediately hailed by activists as a turning point in international climate law.

The top UN court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that also sets out top polluters' responsibilities.

International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve concrete emission reduction targets.

The International Court of Justice heard testimony from more than 100 nations and organizations in the lead-up to its decision.

UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law The International Court of Justice is delivering an advisory opinion, calling it an “urgent ...

The Charter established six principal organs of the United Nations: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the International Court of Justice, the Secretariat, the Economic and Social Council ...