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This year's highest-stakes legal battle plays out in the International Court of Justice: 'May well be the most consequential case in the history of humanity'
"Let us not allow future generations to look back and wonder why the cause of their doom was condoned." This year's ...
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The International Court of Justice Takes On Climate Change
Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The ...
World Court Judges Pose Additional Questions In Climate Change Opinion
The International Court of Justice held two weeks of hearings to determine if countries should pay reparations for the ...
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ICJ Set to Decide Whether Fueling Climate Change Violates International Law
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has just completed hearings on the climate crisis in a case that could have critical ...
Inside Climate News3d
International Court of Justice Hears Climate Pleas Ahead of Issuing an Advisory Opinion
Developing countries are asking 15 international judges to clarify the legal obligations of rich nations whose high emissions ...
Historic climate change advisory: what the case before the International Court of Justice might mean
The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations ...
UN seeks World Court opinion on Israel's Palestinian aid obligations
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on Israel's ...
How This Indigenous Attorney Fights For Climate Justice
Growing up on Guam, Julian Aguon saw the law used against Indigenous peoples. Now he's fighting back in the world's highest ...
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EXPLAINER: The International Court of Justice considers climate change
The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.
Hearings are done: Now the wait begins for verdict on closely-watched climate case at UN’s top court
Two weeks of historic and closely-watched hearings on the threat of climate change have wrapped up at the UN's top court.
HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water ...