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

France's highest court is ruling on whether it can strip Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, of ...

BRUSSELS — France’s highest court is ruling Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity of Bashar Assad, the ...

A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to ...

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

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...

In a historic advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice ruled that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential ...

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