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.

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is already being cited in courtrooms, as lawyers say it strengthens the legal ...

Deepa Pullanikkatil (outgoing Commonwealth Climate Finance Adviser to Fiji), Sarthak Roy (Assistant Research Officer, ...

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

President Trump's executive order challenges a landmark Supreme Court decision, according to free speech attorneys.

The International Court of Justice recently delivered its first-ever advisory opinion on the obligations of states in respect ...

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

Last month, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' highest judicial body, delivered a decision declaring that countries must immediately treat climate change as an "existential ...

In July, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect the climate. But this advisory opinion is unlikely to … ...

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court ...

The World Court Adds Muscle to the Climate Fight After a “landmark” ruling from the International Court of Justice, journalists can expect more lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming. In a unanimous ruling by a panel of 15 judges, the ...