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

In an interview with Le Monde, the former French foreign affairs minister, who sealed the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate ...

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

This was supposed to be the year that global greenhouse gas emissions reach their peak levels in order to limit warming to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...