While the dangerous effects of climate change continue to worsen, legal efforts to address a range of environmental issues ...

The Trump administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Tuesday revoking a science-based determination that pollution fueling climate change harms public health. The so-called ...

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...

The legal clarity on countries’ climate obligations stemming from last week’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) can change how Pacific Island nations engage with other ...

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

An International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law could shape reparations lawsuits as ...

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

ANALYSIS: Legal experts tell Stuti Mishra a long-awaited International Court of Justice ruling provides ‘a clear blueprint to ...

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

A historic climate ruling by the world’s highest court could make it legally riskier for fossil fuel companies to do business ...

In a ground-breaking decision, the International Court of Justice has paved the way for countries to sue each other for the ...