For the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. As it made clear ...

A Cambridge professor and counsel team member for Vanuatu gives his initial views on the landmark ICJ Advisory Opinion.

A UN court's finding that countries face climate obligations under international law will find its way into climate ...

Though the decision is nonbinding, the ruling from the International Court of Justice could open the door for more litigation against corporate polluters.

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by the ICJ's declaration that ...

The ICJ’s president said states breaching their obligations to address the crisis would be committing ’an internationally ...

The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel ...

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration ...

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and ...

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has just won a landmark legal battle.