Pacific Island nations are weighing up how to use a historic international court ruling in their fight to bring about ...

Despite Trump’s “America First” policies, Tigre and other legal experts say that the U.S. is still bound by what is known as ...

Australia's move to expand Woodside's North West Shelf gas project has not been welcomed in the Pacific, which is fighting ...

They watched climate change ravage their home countries as rich, polluting nations did nothing. Then they had an idea.

A senior Pacific minister has warned Australia's energy transition is no longer defensible, following a landmark legal ruling.

Transparency International Vanuatu says all political leaders who are convicted and jailed should not be released on "stay ...

Judges at the United Nations’ top court sided with France in a long-running legal tug-of-war with Equatorial Guinea over the ...

Pacific Islands leaders will declare an "ocean of peace" urging powers to respect the region's sovereignty, Australia's prime ...

Pacific Island leaders issued a call for an "ocean of peace" on Wednesday, urging respect for their sovereignty at a summit ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The International Court of Justice issued a landmark ...

Vanuatu's climate change adaptation minister Ralph Regenvanu says a recent World Court advisory opinion has reset the legal framework on climate change.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has congratulated Papua New Guinea on its climate leadership and praised the South Pacific nation for its role in initiating the International Court ...