The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to ...

Not only is Vanuatu leading the campaign for an ICJ advisory opinion on climate change, but it’s also calling on all states to sign up to a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty to phase down coal ...

The country's leaders have made it clear that climate change threatens Vanuatu's very survival. To advance the conversation at COP27, Vanuatu has laid out a starting point for its loss and damage ...