Vanuatu and allies have led the initiative to obtain this Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Vanuatu government officials will be in the Hague for the readout of the Court ...

A round-up of news from around the region, including a long-anticipated decision from the International Court of Justice on ...

A South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis brought "the world's biggest problem to the world's highest court" ...

“The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu commends the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on its groundbreaking advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, issued today in ...

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

The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

FILE – A lone demonstrator waves the Palestinian flag outside the Peace Palace, rear, housing the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 24, 2024.