Ms. Reisch and Ms. Gusman are lawyers in the climate and energy program at the Center for International Environmental Law. Ms. Brown is the center’s president and chief executive. The science on ...

If a country fails to take decisive action to protect the planet from climate change, it could be breaking international law and be held liable for damages caused to humanity. This is one of the ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed Wednesday the obligations of states relating to climate change under treaties and customary law. The court emphasized that the severe and far-reaching ...

THE HAGUE — The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from ...

The International Court of Justice ruled that a healthy environment is a human right and countries must address the "existential threat" of climate change. In a landmark advisory opinion, the United ...

The world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not protect the planet from the “existential threat” posed by climate change, in a landmark advisory ...

The International Court of Justice was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the Earth’s climate from planet-warming emissions. The United Nations’ highest ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague. By Karen Zraick and Marlise Simons The International Court of ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the ...

International courts have never been busier. Conflicts are more common than at any point since 1945. Ever more civilians are being bombed, starved and raped by men with guns. These are the curses that ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect ...