The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and ...

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

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the ...

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

Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel’s best-known rights groups — long ...

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

A pair of leading Israeli human rights groups has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” ...