Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for ...

A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that examined widespread and escalating human ...

The International Court of Justice has declared climate change an existential threat caused by human activities, imposing a legal duty on UN member states to act. The ruling, supported by 195 Paris ...

Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) conviction of two anti-balaka militia leaders for serious crimes in the Central ...

Both nations accused each other of starting the military clashes and have downgraded their diplomatic relations since ...

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to ...

The International Court of Justice says that countries must comply with their climate change treaties or risk having to pay others for the damage. Environmental groups and smaller nations hailed the ...

On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...

Climate change "imperils all forms of life" and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found.

The Southeast Asian neighbors, who share a disputed 500-mile frontier, have long fought over the sovereignty of a ...

The International Court of Justice delivered a historic advisory opinion on the climate crisis on Wednesday, making way for ...