A new advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice says a healthy environment is a foundational human right and ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change.

The effects of Earth's changing climate is driving up the number of legal suits related to environmental issues ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed Wednesday the obligations of states relating to climate change under treaties and customary law. The court emphasized that the severe and far-reaching ...

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 United Nations’s top court announced Wednesday that if countries fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, they could be in violation of international law. The ...

In a landmark advisory opinion, the United Nations’ top court said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change ...

The non-binding opinion, backed unanimously by the court’s 15 judges, was hailed as a turning point in international climate law.

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an “internationally wrongful act”—meaning countries could face legal ...

Moreover, the duty to safeguard the common ecosystem must be understood as a fundamental principle of international law to which states must adhere.

The nonbinding opinion, which runs to over 500 pages, was hailed as a turning point in international climate law.