"Let us not allow future generations to look back and wonder why the cause of their doom was condoned." Do you worry ...

The International Court of Justice held two weeks of hearings to determine if countries should pay reparations for the ...

Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The ...

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations ...

Yet climate change, and the conduct responsible for it, has already infringed the right to self-determination for the many ...

Two weeks of historic and closely watched hearings on the threat of climate change have wrapped up at the U.N.'s top court.

The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.

An island nation has brought a landmark climate change case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This represents a pivotal moment ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, left, ...

By seeking an advisory opinion from the ICJ, developing nations aim to establish a clear legal foundation for their demands, ...

Developing countries are asking 15 international judges to clarify the legal obligations of rich nations whose high emissions ...

The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday asking the U.N.’s highest court to state what Israel’s obligations ...