In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that countries are legally obliged to prevent “significant harm to the climate system.

An International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law could shape reparations lawsuits as early as this week.

The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled to reparations.

Climate activists are having their day in court, if Wednesday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s unanimous opinion is a bellwether. The Hague court declaration that governments were legally liable for greenhouse gas emissions is the latest addition to the increasing volume of climate litigation around the world.

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the planet, according to a recent landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of states.

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small islands, it gathered wider support and makes a very strong legal case for climate accountability.

An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related damages in the years ahead

The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, a group of young Pacific Islanders facing the existential threat of rising sea levels,

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the very health of our planet.

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are obligated to limit climate change under international law, in response. Cheryl Johnson with People for Community Recovery joins WGN's Micah Materre to discuss this historic ruling and what it could mean for environmental justice.

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students.

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to potentially sue each other over the impacts of climate change and historically generated greenhouse gas emissions.