The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a landmark advisory opinion that climate change poses “an urgent and ...

In a highly anticipated advisory opinion, delivered unanimously on July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed that states have an “obligation to prevent significant damage to the ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

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

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...