Halfway through marathon climate change hearings at the world's top court, battle lines are being drawn between developed ...

The United Nations' top court will consider if the world’s largest carbon-emitting nations should pay reparations to smaller, ...

"Climate change has shattered our lives. It's stolen our livelihoods, our food, and our peace. Our waters are poisoned, our ...

The International Court of Justice is considering what legal obligations countries have to protect the climate.

Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue ...

Whether the ICJ is able to provide some succour to the small island States or not remains to be seen. Its verdict won’t be ...

The UN’s court will soon clarify nations’ legal responsibility to avert the human rights impacts of climate catastrophe.

The United Nations' top court next week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the ...

Representatives for the island nation of Vanuatu called on the International Court of Justice this week to recognize the harm ...

Activists hope the ICJ opinion will have far-reaching legal consequences in the fight against climate change, impacting ongoing court cases as well as domestic and international legislation.

Over the next two weeks, over 100 countries and international organizations will participate in hearings at the International ...

The top polluters have argued against liability for global warming in landmark hearings on climate change at the ...