The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and ...

International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve concrete emission reduction targets.

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

NEW DELHI – In a ground-breaking climate ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the prime judicial organ of the ...

According to the document, the Brazilian authorities "express outrage over the recurring cases of violence against civilians" in the Gaza Strip ...

One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has just won a landmark legal battle.

The International Court of Justice ruled that countries could be in violation of international law if they do not do a better ...

Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! Transmission is on everyone’s mind in Washington D.C. today, from the Capitol to all the way down Independence Avenue to the Department of Energy. Democrat ...

The United Nation's International Court of Justice says climate change isn’t just a crisis — it’s a legal responsibility.

In a sweeping decision the world's top court on Wednesday declared climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had a legal duty to act or face consequences.

In a landmark advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice also said high-emissions countries may need to pay ...

The rights of nature is one of the fastest-growing environmental legal strategies of the past decade. Since Ecuador recognized the rights of Pachamama, the Quechua name for Mother Earth, in its ...