Britain can dodge climate lawsuits from other countries if it makes “significant and meaningful” contributions reflecting its historical responsibility for global warming to a UN fund, Vanuatu’s lawyer has said.

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal responsibilities to prevent further climate harm by slashing their climate pollution rapidly.

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal climate obligations was a 'wrongful' act, and greatly affected countries could sue for 'reparations.

In the historic decision of the International Court of Justice has ruled that countries can sue one another over climate change impacts. It also includes historic greenhouse gas

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today issued its ruling on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change and the legal consequences for failing to fulfil those obligations. Vanuatu and the large majority of the 96 States and11 ...

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising seas and saltwater intrusion reshape its coasts and disrupt life.

The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on what legal obligations nations have to address climate change and what consequences they may face if they don’t.