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

Yet climate change, and the conduct responsible for it, has already infringed the right to self-determination for the many ...

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

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

What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for the ...

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

Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue ...

A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first ...

The ICJ kicked off unprecedented hearings Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect the ...

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

The World Court concludes hearings on nations' legal duties to combat climate change. Emphasis is on the responsibility of ...

OPEC has withdrawn from the oral statement portion of The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the ...