Representatives for the island nation of Vanuatu called on the International Court of Justice this week to recognize the harm caused by climate change, the first remarks the United Nations court ...

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

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s special envoy for climate change and the environment, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday. Peter Dejong / AP Dec. 3, 2024, 5:50 ...

The case, before the fifteen-member International Court of Justice, is about climate change. ... For Vanuatu, though, even a ruling that counts as a victory won’t really amount to one.

Vanuatu took up the cause and built a coalition of countries pushing the United Nations General Assembly to send the matter to its main judicial body, the International Court of Justice, for an ...

How can international law help the climate? This question is at the heart of a historical report to be presented by the International Court of Justice — initiated by the island state of Vanuatu. Now, ...

On December 2, the International Court of Justice began hearings on the Advisory Opinion relating to the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. ... 2023, at the request of Vanuatu, ...

Reuters. Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment, Government of Vanuatu speaks during United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) public hearings in an ...

Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the ...

The judges of the International Court of Justice rise during a hearing to set a legal framework on how countries should tackle climate change in The Hague on Dec. 4.

Thanks to the maneuverings of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world effectively went on trial this month in The Hague. The case, before the fifteen-member International Court of Justice, is ...