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UN Top Court Says Countries Are Obliged to Fight Climate Change
One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has won a landmark legal battle, giving ...
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ICJ climate ruling not binding — but a powerful ‘shield and sword’ for global justice and climate-vulnerable nations
The world’s top court may not be able to compel polluting states to halt planet-warming emissions, but experts say its ...
UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'
The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...
From dying reefs to flooded graves, Vanuatu is leading a global climate case
When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbor a decade ago, the coral rose ...
Landmark ICJ ruling ‘removes a lot of excuses’ from world’s biggest emitters, says Vanuatu Climate Change Minister
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...
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How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won
The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
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Vanuatu Minister After ICJ Climate Ruling: There’s a “Duty to Repair Harm Done”
The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...
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The world court joins the fight over climate change
On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...
UN’s top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...
UN top court: Failure to act against climate change could violate international law
The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and ...