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Knowledge Nugget: Why ICJ ruling on climate change is important for your UPSC exam

July 31, 2025 10:54 am

Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling that could breathe new life into the climate movement. Why is this ruling important for your UPSC current affairs? What is the ICJ, and how is it different from the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

The milestone ICJ opinion on climate obligations is not just a verdict from afar, but a compass

July 29, 2025 1:50 pm

India must navigate litigation risks, enforcement gaps, and fossil fuel dilemmas; align duty with dignity.

ICJ ruling signals a new era of climate justice

July 25, 2025 1:15 pm

Reframing climate action as a legal duty, world court’s advisory opinion affirms that states must treat it as an ‘existential threat’, adopt targets of the ‘highest possible ambition’, and cooperate to reduce emissions

How ICJ’s opinion could impact global climate governance

January 30, 2025 12:13 pm

Why is the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change expected to have significant ramifications on the climate change discourse despite being non-binding?

Don’t create new climate obligations: India makes submission before ICJ

December 07, 2024 2:09 pm

India’s submission came during the hearings of the ICJ, the judicial arm of UN, in a case that seeks its advisory opinion on the obligations of countries on climate change, and the legal consequences of these obligations.

Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court

August 07, 2024 7:20 pm

Turkey's ambassador to the the Netherlands will submit a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli said.

Who is Indian judge Dalveer Bhandari, who voted against Israel at the ICJ

May 27, 2024 10:11 pm

Judge Bhandari was accorded with the Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award, in 2014.

How South Africa is positioning itself as a new global player

May 27, 2024 6:46 pm

South Africa strives for peaceful conflict resolution, both within Africa — such as in the 2022 civil war in the Ethiopian region of Tigray — but also worldwide.

UK says World Court order to Israel over Rafah will strengthen Hamas

May 25, 2024 5:19 pm

The ICJ, which is the highest UN body for hearing disputes between states, made the emergency ruling on Friday in South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.

What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

May 24, 2024 10:39 pm

The ICJ's 15-judge panel - which is expanded by an additional judge of Israel's choosing in this case because there is already a South African judge - deals with border disputes and increasingly cases brought by states accusing others of breaking UN treaty obligations.

Opinion | ICJ's Verdict On Kulbhushan Jadhav Definitely Not The Final Word

June 22, 2020 7:02 pm