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Europe’s Perilous Path: It’s a Rush Before the Crash
Europe is on a self-destructive course with no plausible remedies for mounting problems. The result is widespread uncertainty ...
Record number of police officers were sacked in Britain last year
Latest Home Office data reveals 426 officers were dismissed or had their contracts terminated in the year to March ...
UN's top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black ...
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Historic ruling finds climate change ‘imperils all forms of life’ and puts laggard nations on notice
Countries have wide-ranging obligations to adequately tackle climate change, the International Court of Justice has found.
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
Countries must address climate change threat, U.N.'s highest court says
The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental groups.
UN's highest court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future ...
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How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won
The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a years ...
World’s top court says major polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm
The world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not protect the ...
Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter? Five Takeaways.
While the court doesn’t have enforcement mechanisms, it has a prominent voice, and its legal arguments could reverberate.
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IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion
Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...