A Dutch district court is ruling Wednesday in a case brought by eight residents of a tiny Caribbean island who accuse the ...

A Dutch court will decide Wednesday if the Netherlands must do more to protect the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from ...

In a landmark advisory opinion dated 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) has unanimously found that States are legally bound to protect the environment from greenhouse gas ...

The Hague, Netherlands - The top United Nations court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that also sets out top polluters' responsibilities ...

The ICJ issued an Advisory Opinion concluding that UN member states are obligated to regulate emissions and respond to climate change based on its analysis of a bevy of international legal frameworks, ...

It's been hailed as a "planetary scale" win for climate advocates pushing for stronger action against carbon pollution. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared nations have an obligation ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), informally known as the World Court, issued an Advisory Opinion on climate change on July 23, 2025, which affirmed that states have an obligation to protect ...

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The formal US withdrawal from the landmark Paris Climate Accords sets a disturbing precedent that will 'instigate a race to the bottom,' Amnesty International said Tuesday. Marta Schaaf, Amnesty's ...