The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Monday that it will deliver its advisory opinion on the ...

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment ...

A South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis brought “the world's biggest problem to the world's ...

THE HAGUE, July 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The top United Nations court said Monday it would hand down a historic ruling on July 23 laying out a global legal blueprint for tackling climate change.

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a landmark ...

The ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights could shape climate policies and bolster climate pollution lawsuits ...

Decision means that around 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean – including Argentina – must undertake legal ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) published its opinion on Thursday that all countries in the Americas have legal obligations under human rights law to confront the climate crisis.

“The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu commends the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on its groundbreaking advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, issued today in ...

On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...