The International Court of Justice Takes On Climate Change Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The Hague.

Representatives for the island nation of Vanuatu called on the International Court of Justice this week to recognize the harm caused by climate change, the first remarks the United Nations court ...

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 protect the ...

While advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice or World Court are not binding, they are legally and politically significant.

Justice & Health International Court of Justice Hears Climate Pleas Ahead of Issuing an Advisory Opinion Developing countries are asking 15 international judges to clarify the legal obligations of ...

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

A landmark case that began in a Pacific classroom and could change the course of future climate talks is about to be heard in 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 ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s special envoy for climate change and the environment, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday. Peter Dejong / AP ...

The International Court of Justice is due to hear from 98 states and 12 international organisations - including many first-time participants in these kinds of proceedings.

Thanks to the maneuverings of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world effectively went on trial this month in The Hague. The case, before the fifteen-member International Court of Justice, is ...