The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating ...

By affirming that customary international law can ground claims for climate-related reparations, the ICJ appeared to open the door for climate demands tied to colonial harms. Yet, in the same opinion, ...

In a landmark advisory opinion dated 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) has unanimously found that States are legally bound to protect the environment from greenhouse gas ...

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created ...

An activist holds a fan that reads "make polluters pay" as they demonstrate outside the International Court of Justice ahead of an advisory opinion on what legal obligations nations have to address ...

States have a responsibility to take appropriate measures to prevent significant harm to the climate system. States obligations go beyond those contained in climate change treaties and other relevant ...

Inger Andersen, of UNEP, urges courts to champion climate justice and environmental rule of law to protect human rights amid worsening climate impacts.

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created ...

A top United Nations court has ruled that under international law, nations have a duty to act on climate change, and if they don't, they could be held responsible. What effect could that decision have ...

“To those who are arguing that in these times we have to focus more on peace and security, one can only say the climate ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the ...