World awaits verdict on climate change

The International Court of Justice Takes On Climate Change
Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The Hague.
World awaits verdict on climate change in UN’s highest court
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, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Hearings are done: Now the wait begins for verdict on closely-watched climate case at UN’s top court
Two weeks of historic and closely-watched hearings on the threat of climate change have wrapped up at the UN's top court.
EXPLAINER: The International Court of Justice considers climate change
The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.
Historic climate change advisory: what the case before the International Court of Justice might mean
The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment and limit climate change.
Top UN court wraps historic climate change case
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.
Rich countries, island states lock horns on climate change at UN court
The World Court concludes hearings on Friday on countries' legal obligation to fight climate change and whether large states contributing most to greenhouse-gas emissions may be liable for damage caused to small island nations.
World Court Judges Pose Additional Questions In Climate Change Opinion
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Closely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony
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 ...
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Türkiye urges 'firm stance' against Israel’s defiance of UN resolutions, international court rulings
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‘We Will Not Go Quietly Into the Rising Sea,’ Tuvalu Tells International Court of Justice
At the ICJ, Tuvalu and AOSIS presented their arguments on the ongoing existential struggles caused by the climate change-induced sea level rise.