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 ...

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

“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 ...

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 Inter-American Court of Human Rights has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a landmark ...

Equatorial Guinea has accused France of "neo-colonial" behavior in a legal battle over a luxury mansion in Paris.

The ICC, which has a mandate to investigate and prosecute some of the most serious crimes under international law, is the ...

As it stands, the court only has jurisdiction to prosecute the crime of aggression against countries that recognize its ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) ...

Decision means that around 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean – including Argentina – must undertake legal ...

It further isolates institutions like the UN, International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ), which have found themselves increasingly sidelined as Israel’s assault ...

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 16 June 2025. EU and court members should press them to reconsider, support justice Hungary ’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court ...