Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts.

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

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

THE HAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat ...

The court's decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments In a ...

The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and ...

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

Journalist and author Kel Richards discusses Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister threatening Australia with legal action.

The first is that addressing climate change needs to be viewed through a strategic lens rather than as an altruistic act or ...

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to ...

Climate change "imperils all forms of life" and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international ...