Vanuatu's special envoy to climate change says their case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is based on the ...

China has urged the ICJ to use existing U.N. treaties as the basis for its advisory opinion on states' legal obligations to combat climate change. This request comes as the ICJ hears arguments about ...

China told the top U.N. court on Tuesday that existing U.N. treaties should provide the basis for its advisory opinion on states' legal obligations to fight global warming and address the consequences ...

This week, the International Court of Justice began hearing oral arguments in a high-profile case brought by the island ...

The top UN court will consider if the world’s largest carbon-emitting nations should pay reparations to smaller ...

"Climate change has shattered our lives. It's stolen our livelihoods, our food, and our peace. Our waters are poisoned, our ...

The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island ...

Over the next two weeks, 98 countries and 12 organisations will testify in a major climate change case at the International ...

The world's top court has begun hearing a landmark case this morning on the legal obligations linked to climate change. Pacific Island nations are leading the charge. Kristina Kukolja reports.

Pacific Island communities once lived in harmony with the ocean, now their homes are threatened by rising sea levels. Caused in large part by warming global temperatures connected to the burning of ...