Climate change is a human rights crisis, and countries have a legal duty to act, write Jennifer S Martin and colleagues Over ...

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 ...

International law is starting to reflect a growing global consensus on the need to recognise the climate effects of armed ...

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 ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ruled that wealthy countries must comply with their commitments to curb fossil fuels and pollution or risk being held financially liable by nations hit ...

Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held accountable. The top court of the United Nations reached a landmark decision for ...

Young people in San Diego and across the world are protesting, backing legislation and filing lawsuits to curb harm from ...

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, pressure to comply with climate obligations increasingly comes from courts. Earlier this year, both the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American ...

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is already being cited in courtrooms, as lawyers say it ...

Find out why Cynthia Houniuhi is on TIME's 2025 list of the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action.

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's minister for climate change, is joined by climate activists at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. The country pushed for years for the court to hear its first ...