An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

With the world’s top court declaring that countries have binding legal obligations to protect the climate, climate justice is no longer just a moral demand— it is now a matter of international law ...

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

A new ruling from the World Court provides climate activists new tools for demanding accountability. On July 23, in a stunning 140 page advisory opinion, (ICJ, or World Court) held for the first time ...

The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

Activists hold a protest during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 23, 2024.

When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbor a decade ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest — tall stands of staghorns b ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...