Forum leaders state the ruling opens a new legal path to protect the region’s people, land, and ocean. PIF Secretary General ...

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

The court's decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments In a ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...

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The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

Decision paves the way for future environmental cases in Italian courts and represents the latest EU nation to hold Big Oil ...

Nations have a duty to act on climate change under international law — and if they don't, they could be held liable. That's ...

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...