It was only in the late 1980s that states became aware of the causes and risks associated with climate change,” a legal ...

The UN’s court will soon clarify nations’ legal responsibility to avert the human rights impacts of climate catastrophe.

On December 4, the US made an oral statement in the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion relating to the ...

The island nation of Vanuatu criticized representatives for major emitters like the U.S. and China for their remarks during ...

The current United Nations framework for fighting climate change should be preserved, the United States told the ...

Pacific islanders and environment groups have criticised Australia for speaking out both sides of its mouth on climate change ...

Philippine officials have submitted before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that acts of states resulting in ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), began public hearings on Monday to address legal obligations, related to climate ...

The International Court of Justice is due to hear from 98 states and 12 international organisations - including many ...

At the ICJ, Brazil called for climate justice, and Canada urged swift action on "greatest challenge," while China asked for ...

The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island ...

The case comes just after a bitterly negotiated climate deal at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, which saw wealthy polluting ...