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What the World Court’s latest climate change ruling means for the U.S.
The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...
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Countries have a legal obligation to tackle climate change, International Court of Justice rules
The court president judge Yuji Iwasawa said during last week’s ruling that countries’ failure to take appropriate action to ...
Historic climate change ruling from the International Court of Justice: what it means for Africa
The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
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The panel of the International Court of Justice
On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal ...
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How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won
The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...
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UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?
The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...
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Implications of the International Court of Justice decision for Australia
Countries have very strong obligations under international law to cut climate pollution and prevent significant harm to the ...
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World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential ...
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International Court opens path to climate accountability
The International Court of Justice recognised clear obligations of states to avoid impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to the ...
What does the International Court of Justice do?
Peace Palace — even the name of the brick building in the Hague with its ornamental turrets, dormers and arcades leaves no doubt about its founding cl.