The International Court of Justice was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments ...

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

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

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black ...

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate, saying governments must halt climate ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve ...

Advisory opinions are not legally binding, but from the world’s highest court they present an authoritative and persuasive ...

The list also had many other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, including Qatar and Oman. Saudi Arabia secured the 12th ...

An outbreak of bird flu in Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, prompted countries to implement trade restrictions ...