In the Great Hall of the Peace Palace in The Hague, fifteen judges of the International Court of Justice spoke in rare and unanimous clarity when they declared, at last, that a clean, healthy, and ...

Judges at the UN’s highest court are set to issue a decision Wednesday that could set a legal benchmark for action on the ...

By Sir Ronald Sanders On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an advisory opinion at the request of the UN General Assembly – driven by small island States such as Antigua ...

States promoting fossil fuels could be violating international law, and reparations are on the table, the International Court ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...

Nations have a duty to act on climate change under international law — and if they don't, they could be held liable. That's ...

The Secret Conversation,” the “Downton Abbey” star brings new life to an indomitable star of Hollywood’s golden age ...

A decade since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, two big outstanding questions have delayed action: Who is responsible ...

The International Court of Justice has declared climate change an existential threat caused by human activities, imposing a legal duty on UN member states to act. The ruling, supported by 195 Paris ...

Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held ...