Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The ...

Two weeks of historic and closely-watched hearings on the threat of climate change have wrapped up at the UN's top court.

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations ...

OPEC has withdrawn from the oral statement portion of The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the ...

The ICJ kicked off unprecedented hearings Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect the ...

On December 2, the International Court of Justice began hearings on the Advisory Opinion relating to the Obligations of ...

The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.

The most vulnerable countries hope the ICJ will decide to strengthen the legal and financial obligations of those responsible ...

A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first ...

Saying they are devastated by an environmental crisis they haven't caused, small nations hope an opinion from the International Court of Justice will force the global community to act.

The World Court concludes hearings on nations' legal duties to combat climate change. Emphasis is on the responsibility of ...

At the ICJ, Tuvalu and AOSIS presented their arguments on the ongoing existential struggles caused by the climate change-induced sea level rise.