The International Court of Justice held two weeks of hearings to determine if countries should pay reparations for the ...

The world’s highest court in the United Nation is deliberating on a case that could decide the world’s obligations to fight climate change and to protect smaller nations from its devasting impact, ...

Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The ...

Two weeks of historic and closely-watched hearings on the threat of climate change have wrapped up at the UN's top court.

The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations ...

Oral arguments will be heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which will consider what obligations United Nations member states have under international law to protect the planet from ...

Saying they are devastated by an environmental crisis they haven't caused, small nations hope an opinion from the International Court of Justice will force the global community to act.

The World Court concludes hearings on Friday on countries' legal obligation to fight climate change and whether large states ...

As a landmark climate change case reached its halfway mark Friday at the International Court of Justice in The Hague ... The 15 judges at the United Nations’ top court have been asked to ...

A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first week of arguments before the top court of the United Nations in The Hague Frid ...