All articles tagged with #legal obligation
Originally Published 5 months ago — by UN News
The International Court of Justice ruled that countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate, emphasizing their obligations under international environmental and human rights treaties, including the Paris Agreement, with non-compliance potentially leading to legal responsibility.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by The New York Times
The International Court of Justice declared that countries must act to combat climate change, emphasizing that failure to do so may be considered an internationally wrongful act and highlighting the obligation to limit global warming to 1.5°C, which could influence future litigation and international policies.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by TechCrunch
Elon Musk admitted in a rare interview that he only bought Twitter because he believed he would be forced to do so by a court case in which Twitter was trying to make him honor his signed obligation to acquire the company for $44 billion. Musk had initially contested the obligation, claiming that Twitter had inflated its user numbers and understated the number of bots on the platform.