The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...

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

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

With the world’s top court declaring that countries have binding legal obligations to protect the climate, climate justice is no longer just a moral demand— it is now a matter of international law ...

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

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...

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.

Last week, 15 judges from the International Court of Justice at the Vredespaleis in the Hague, at the request of the UN General Assembly, pronounced solemnly on climate change. Every state, they ...

A new ruling from the World Court provides climate activists new tools for demanding accountability. On July 23, in a stunning 140 page advisory opinion, (ICJ, or World Court) held for the first time ...

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

Paoli's research helped inform the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on state obligations in respect of ...