The UK could be sued over its contribution to climate change after a court ruling that countries are responsible for their emissions. The International Court of Justice said nations are obliged to ...

Climate change "imperils all forms of life" and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found. Subscribe to our ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about ESG policy, laws, and regulations. The ICJ was established in 1945 through the UN Charter to ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has opened a hearing to deliver an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations to tackle climate change and consequences ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's minister for climate change, is joined by climate activists at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. The country pushed for years for the court to hear its first ...

July 15 (UPI) --An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental protections from the nation's government. Justice Michael ...

The top United Nations court has ruled that nations are obligated under international law to limit climate change, and countries that don't act could be held legally responsible for climate damages ...