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.

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

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 world's wealthiest nations have a legal obligation to reduce heat-trapping pollution and will have to pay up if they do ...

Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight as Russia’s relentless ...

Citing UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, it said that South Africa “recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the ...

Last week, the UN’s highest court issued a stinging ruling that countries have a legal obligation to limit climate change and ...