The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has just completed hearings on the climate crisis in a case that could have critical consequences for the survival of future generations. From December 2 ...

ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’ The International Court of Justice’s 15 judges will consider arguments made by more than 100 countries in a case ...

Ralph Regenvanu (left), Vanuatu's special envoy on climate change and the environment; Arnold Kiel Loughman (center), attorney general of Vanuatu; and Ilan Kiloe (right), legal advisor to the ...

The world’s top court has finished hearing its largest-ever climate change case. For the first time, 96 countries and 11 international organizations presented their cases before the U.N.’s ...

ICJ Climate Case Is a Testament to the Activism of Students, ... The court will now decide what, if any, legal consequences such countries should face for contributing to climate change, ...

Opening the case on Monday, Vanuatu’s representative for climate change, Mr Ralph Regenvanu, told the judges that, “This may well be the most consequential case in the history of humanity.” ...

While the ICJ’s advisory opinion is expected in 2025, it is not the first international judicial body to address states’ legal obligations regarding climate change. Earlier this year, the ...

On March 29, 2023, at the request of Vanuatu, the UNGA asked the ICJ to issue an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of countries in preventing climate change.

And the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is expected to set new rules related to climate change soon. Its decision will apply to its 20 member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...

KUKOLJA: Vanuatu was behind a motion passed by the U.N. General Assembly last year, asking the ICJ to issue a legal opinion on states' obligations in tackling climate change and the consequences ...