BRASILIA — Brazil is finalising its submission to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate ...

In a historic advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice ruled that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable ...

The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel industry to prevent further harm.

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international ...

While the ruling is seen as a victory for countries that are vulnerable to climate change, the ICG judge in the Hague, ...

Governments face legal blowback for climate damage, with the ICJ warning countries to protect the planet or prepare for ...

The advisory opinion, read out by ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa in a public session, said that key climate treaties, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and the ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change" as it started to read out an opinion on the legal ...

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

Governments that fail to phase out oil, gas and coal to prevent climate harms could be ordered to pay reparations under international law, the World Court has found.

An international court has paved the way for countries devastated by climate change to sue nations failing to act on greenhouse emissions, including Australia.