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

Africa is least responsible for climate change but worst affected. Exploring climate justice within international courts is a step in the right direction.

JURIST Staff, US JULIANA V. UNITED STATES: CASE ANALYIS Climate change is the biggest problem of our time. It is a problem spanning generations and across continents, ...

In December 2024, the International Court of Justice agreed for the first time to provide an advisory opinion on what states are obliged to do to fight climate change and set out the legal ...

In December 2024, the International Court of Justice agreed for the first time to provide an advisory opinion on what states are obliged to do to fight climate change and set out the legal ...

As a former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice and a judge for over twenty years, it is apparent to me that the most important ...

Specifically, the court was asked what legal duties Unclos imposes on signatory states to protect the marine environment from the impacts of climate change. The request came from the Commission of ...

The justices ruled Friday that the company holding the oil and gas lease also lays claim to the produced water. The ruling ...

As Vanuatu's environment minister, he has taken the decades-long climate fight by Pacific nations to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, hoping to safeguard their islands' survival.

The climate crisis demands urgent action by governments to reduce emissions and to transition to new renewable energy systems ...

Vermont Democrats prepare for a long fight in federal court, but they believe making oil companies pay for past greenhouse gas emissions will eventually pass legal muster.