The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

In 2023, the U.N. General Assembly voted to ask the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on the legal obligations countries have to combat climate change and what they must do to ...

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Monday that it will deliver its advisory opinion on the ...

The ruling has been hailed by UN human rights experts as a transformative step in advancing climate justice and environmental protection through the lens of international human rights law.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a landmark ...

Decision means that around 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean – including Argentina – must undertake legal ...

Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of ...

“The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu commends the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on its groundbreaking advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, issued today in ...

On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights just delivered a landmark decision on the obligations of States in the face of the climate emergency.[1] The ...

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine, including human ...