The top UN court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that also sets out ...

ALTHOUGH the International Court of Justice’s July 2025 advisory opinion on climate change was a watershed moment in climate ...

Vulnerable nations see the top court's opinion as a route to reparations but high-emitting countries reject any legal ...

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created ...

In the Pacific Islands, a group of students turned their frustration into legal firepower, demanding justice for their ...

THE HAGUE — 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 the planet from ...

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 ...

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the... Nations must act on climate change or could be held ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’s 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 the ...

UN's top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of ...

The Hague, Netherlands — 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 the ...

Ralph Regenvanu, center, Vanuatu's minister for climate change, arrives in the International Court of Justice, ahead of an advisory opinion on what legal obligations nations have to address climate ...