The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law. Vanuatu urged judges to consider "the ...

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a landmark advisory opinion that climate change poses “an urgent and ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

In a highly anticipated advisory opinion, delivered unanimously on July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed that states have an “obligation to prevent significant damage to the ...

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the ...

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...