The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate ...

The court was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the Earth’s climate from ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by cooperating to curb emissions, as it delivered an opinion set to ...

The United Nations’ highest judicial body ruled Wednesday that nations have a “duty” to prevent environmental harm and are obliged to limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, which come ...

While the court doesn’t have enforcement mechanisms, it has a prominent voice, and its legal arguments could reverberate.

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate ...

President Trump has announced a flurry of trade deals that will relieve some pressure on companies and consumers from sharply ...

The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

The United Nations' top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black-robed judges weighing in ...

The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating ...

Chikungunya, for which there is no specific treatment, can cause rapid and large outbreaks as the mosquitoes bite in the ...