Opinion: Seton Hall Law School's Paul Rink says a recent opinion from the International Court of Justice should alert the ...

The Court affirmed that a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right, and that states have binding legal duties to mitigate climate harm under international law.

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 ...

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...

The decisions give priority to children's right to a healthy environment, affecting the government’s coal-power plans ...

In a landmark, unanimous advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice found that a state's violation of its legal ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the top United Nations court, decided Wednesday that countries would be violating ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...

The court’s bylaws call for its 15 judges to “be elected from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to ...

A lawyer will make history as the first Moroccan to serve as a clerk at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) since the creation of its prestigious Judicial Fellowship Program in 2000.