The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment ...

The international court of justice (ICJ) is considering similar questions to these in hearings ahead of issuing an advisory opinion on the obligations of states concerning climate change.Over the ...

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Monday that it will deliver its advisory opinion on the ...

Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the ...

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a landmark ...

The ruling has been hailed by UN human rights experts as a transformative step in advancing climate justice and environmental protection through the lens of international human rights law.

A South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis brought “the world's biggest problem to the world's highest court” ...

Decision means that around 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean – including Argentina – must undertake legal ...

Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of ...

On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...