The International Court of Justice held two weeks of hearings to determine if countries should pay reparations for the ...

Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The ...

Two weeks of historic and closely watched hearings on the threat of climate change have wrapped up at the U.N.'s top court.

The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.

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Kennedy is an adjunct professor of law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and a representative to the United Nations ...

An island nation has brought a landmark climate change case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This represents a pivotal moment ...

Developing countries are asking 15 international judges to clarify the legal obligations of rich nations whose high emissions ...

Growing up on Guam, Julian Aguon saw the law used against Indigenous peoples. Now he's fighting back in the world's highest ...

The US was one of only 12 states to vote against the resolution aimed at affirming Palestinian refugees’ rights.

The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday asking the U.N.’s highest court to state what Israel’s obligations ...