Some 141 UN member states voted in support of the ICJ’s finding climate change is an ‘existential threat’.

More than 30 UN special rapporteurs and human rights experts welcomed on Friday a General Assembly resolution that reaffirms ...

The assembly passed a resolution supporting decision by the International Court of Justice, which said countries have an ...

A landmark climate case before the African Court asks what African states must do to protect human rights, phase out fossil ...

Australia joins 140 other countries in passing a major United Nations resolution backing a landmark legal ruling on climate ...

A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice ...

A new U.N. resolution reinforces a landmark court opinion tying fossil fuel use to human rights abuses and legal ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141–8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that ...

The U.S. was among eight countries that voted against endorsing the nonbinding ruling that said all nations must take steps ...

"In the current geopolitical context, sustained commitment to the rule of law is more important than ever." ...

The United Nations voted this week to affirm that countries have a responsibility to protect people from climate change, ...

Despite US opposition, an overwhelming majority of nations agreed that failing to address climate change could be grounds to ...