The Nation

How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students. Vanuatu’s Climate Change ...
Panda

International Court opens path to climate accountability

The International Court of Justice today delivered a major signal of hope for the most vulnerable populations and for all ecosystems and species of the planet, with its advisory opinion on the ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN

Cyprus ‘proof of the vital importance of respect for international law’

Cyprus is “proof of the vital importance of respect for international law”, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maria Michael said.Addressing the UN general assembly’s sixth ...
The Conversation

Historic climate change ruling from the International Court of Justice: what it means for Africa

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
The Hill

UN’s top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black-robed judges weighing in for the first time on what the court’s ...
NPR

The U.N.'s highest court will decide on the climate obligations of countries

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The UN's highest court is handing down a historic opinion on climate change Wednesday, a decision that could set a legal benchmark for action around the globe to the climate ...
The New York Times

Climate Science Is Now the Law

Ms. Reisch and Ms. Gusman are lawyers in the climate and energy program at the Center for International Environmental Law. Ms. Brown is the center’s president and chief executive. The science on ...
Mother Jones

The Hague Just Upped the Stakes on Trump’s “Drill Baby, Drill” Agenda

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as ...
Boston Herald

UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect ...
International Trade Union Confederation

Right to strike: Court begins hearings

From 6 to 8 October, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion ...
KCCI Des Moines

UN's top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law

The United Nations’s top court announced Wednesday that if countries fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, they could be in violation of international law. The International ...