THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The UN's highest court is handing down a historic opinion on climate change Wednesday, a decision that could set a legal benchmark for action around the globe to the climate ...

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students. Vanuatu’s Climate Change ...

Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the number of lawsuits related to climate change. The correct estimate is 3,000. We regret the error. The ...

Climate activists are having their day in court, if Wednesday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s unanimous opinion is a bellwether. The Hague court declaration that governments were legally ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black-robed judges weighing in for the first time on what the court’s ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark unanimous advisory opinion on Wednesday, addressing the legal obligations for countries to address climate change under international law.

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 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 ...

That sense of urgency for action also came through in the 15-judge panel’s unanimous opinion. The court stated that a range of international laws charge governments with legal duties to “prevent ...