The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment ...

The international court of justice (ICJ) is considering similar questions to these in hearings ahead of issuing an advisory opinion on the obligations of states concerning climate change.Over the ...

It’s time for climate change to reach the International Court of Justice by Douglas A. Kysar, opinion contributor - 12/14/22 2:00 PM ET ...

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to ...

As James Hansen, the former head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, put it in his testimony in The Hague, “Climate change must be brought to the International Court of Justice ...

On Monday, December 2, the International Court of Justice began hearing oral statements on their Advisory Opinion relating to the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. At the request ...

The idea to have the International Court of Justice take up climate change is even older. In 2016, the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution in support of an advisory opinion on ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced Friday that it will begin public hearings on December 2, 2024, for its advisory opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change. The UN ...

The International Court of Justice is hearing testimony from climate crisis-affected nations and will issue the first ever legal advice on governments’ legal obligations to prevent climate change.

Analysis - The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the ...