The nonbinding opinion, which runs to over 500 pages, was hailed as a turning point in international climate law.

Israel must defend itself against accusations of genocide before the International Court of Justice. The ICJ has unique status across the world, but its rulings can be difficult to enforce.

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students.

Washington has imposed new sanctions on four International Criminal Court judges in retaliation for investigations targeting ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered a unanimous advisory opinion that resets the legal foundations of climate responsibility. This will have far reaching consequences and ...

Millions of dollars of funding cuts from donors and U.N. cost-cutting could hamper evidence gathering and undermine efforts ...

The Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court with sanctions as the U.S. State ...

Tuesday’s landmark advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on climate change came as residents of some island nations are already “scraping barnacles off our grandfathers ...

Today’s nonstop news cycle makes it all too easy to lose sight of truly significant events, and last week’s climate ruling by the UN’s International Court of Justice is a striking example.

The short answer is: yes. Fifteen judges who make up the International Court of Justice, located at The Hague in the Netherlands, issued a unanimous advisory opinion saying countries "have a duty ...