The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, ...

ICJ advisory opinion on climate obligations reaffirms global South's perspective, raises questions on Paris Agreement ...

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

THE International Court of Justice issued its much-awaited “Advisory Opinion” regarding obligations of states under ...

The Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI) affirms the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) historic advisory opinion ...

On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark Advisory Opinion on States’ climate change ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small islands, it gathered wider support and makes a very strong legal case for ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...