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

Africa is least responsible for climate change but worst affected. Exploring climate justice within international courts is a step in the right direction.

JURIST Staff, US JULIANA V. UNITED STATES: CASE ANALYIS Climate change is the biggest problem of our time. It is a problem spanning generations and across continents, ...

In December 2024, the International Court of Justice agreed for the first time to provide an advisory opinion on what states are obliged to do to fight climate change and set out the legal ...

In December 2024, the International Court of Justice agreed for the first time to provide an advisory opinion on what states are obliged to do to fight climate change and set out the legal ...

Specifically, the court was asked what legal duties Unclos imposes on signatory states to protect the marine environment from the impacts of climate change. The request came from the Commission of ...

The climate crisis demands urgent action by governments to reduce emissions and to transition to new renewable energy systems ...

As Vanuatu's environment minister, he has taken the decades-long climate fight by Pacific nations to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, hoping to safeguard their islands' survival.

For millions who call these islands home, climate change isn’t a future worry—it’s their ... that successfully called on the United Nations to ask the International Court of Justice for an advisory ...

The Massachusetts proposal would generate $75 billion over 25 years and would hold accountable fossil fuel companies that have “knowingly endangered our world for decades, putting our lives ...