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

It’s time for climate change to reach the International Court of Justice by Douglas A. Kysar, opinion contributor - 12/14/22 2:00 PM ET ...

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 ...

On Monday, December 2, the International Court of Justice began hearing oral statements on their Advisory Opinion relating to the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. At the request ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced Friday that it will begin public hearings on December 2, 2024, for its advisory opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change. The UN ...

At the request of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on the liability of countries for damage caused by climate change. The President of the ICJ ...

What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for the harm they’ve caused? And should states safeguard the climate for future ...

The International Court of Justice will begin hearing arguments on Monday in a major case on how international laws can be used to protect the climate as global warming accelerates.It is the first ...

An island nation has brought a landmark climate change case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This represents a pivotal moment in international law and environmental governance. The ...

The idea to have the International Court of Justice take up climate change is even older. In 2016, the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution in support of an advisory opinion on ...

While the White House takes a sledgehammer to critical climate policy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced a ...

The case begins less than two weeks after negotiations collapsed at the UN’s annual international climate conference, COP29, in Azerbaijan, resulting in a climate finance agreement that’s been ...