An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

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

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

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

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

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...

The U.N.'s top court issued a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have ...

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a ...