UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over Brazil’s General Environmental Licensing Bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 17 July and by the Senate last May. The law is pending ...

In the time of global cooperation on climate change, the Trump administration stands out as a pariah. At present, the U.S.

In the Great Hall of the Peace Palace in The Hague, fifteen judges of the International Court of Justice spoke in rare and unanimous clarity when they declared, at last, that a clean, healthy, and ...

Judges at the UN’s highest court are set to issue a decision Wednesday that could set a legal benchmark for action on the ...

States promoting fossil fuels could be violating international law, and reparations are on the table, the International Court ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ruled in favour of Malawi and 45 other least developed countries (LDCs) ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

While oil and gas is back in vogue for the five supermajors, top courts may yet decide that their transition strategies must ...

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

A historic climate ruling by the world's highest court could make it legally riskier for fossil fuel companies to do business ...

The world’s highest court Wednesday declared that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open the door to reparations. In a historic ...