ICJ throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE
The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan鈥檚 case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.
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Palestinian official tells ICJ Israel using aid blockage as 鈥榳eapon of war鈥�
A top Palestinian official told the International Court of Justice Monday that Israel was blocking humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza as a 鈥榳eapon of war鈥�, at the start of a week of hearings at the UN鈥檚 top court.
ICJ sets April 10 for Sudan genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice on Friday set April 10 as the date for arguments from Sudan and the United Arab Emirates after Khartoum accused the Gulf State of complicity in genocide.
Prospect of ICJ Masalit genocide case
SUDAN鈥橲 surprise move to institute proceedings against the United Arab Emirates before the International Court of Justice on March 5, 2025, alleging that the latter is violating certain obligations under the Genocide Convention, raises several legal challenges and uncertainties. In this case, Sudan alleges that the UAE is complicit in genocidal acts committed against the...
鈥楬uge disappointment鈥� at ICJ climate hearings: global south representative
As marathon climate change hearings wrapped up Friday at the world鈥檚 top court, a representative for vulnerable nations voiced 鈥榟uge disappointment鈥� at the attitude of top polluters and urged judges to...
Ireland to join South Africa ICJ 鈥榞enocide鈥� case against Israel
Ireland intends to join South Africa鈥檚 case against Israel at the International Court of Justice before the end of the year, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
S Africa files 鈥榚vidence鈥� of 鈥榞enocide鈥� by Israel in ICJ case
South Africa has filed 鈥榚vidence鈥� of a 鈥榞enocide鈥� committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip with the International Court of Justice, the office of president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
ICJ ruling on Israeli settlements
THE International Court of Justice has again deliberated over the thorn-bloodied subject of Israeli-Palestinian relations. Its latest advisory opinion, sought by the UN General Assembly early last year, was unremarkably conventional though nonetheless affirming: a finding that Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem...
Israel鈥檚 backhanded apology was no apology at all
ON MAY 27, Israel appeared to 鈥榓pologise鈥� for the deaths of 45 Palestinians resulting from its bombing raid on a 鈥榟umanitarian zone鈥� in Rafah. By any measure, it was a backhanded apology that conveyed more insult than atonement. As Israeli apologies, even those that are insincere, are rare, it鈥檚 worth examining the background that led up to this one...
ICJ is collateral damage in dysfunctional global system: experts
Ignored by Russia and Israel, the International Court of Justice is hamstrung by a dysfunctional global system that sees countries comply with its rulings 鈥� or not 鈥� based on their own double standards, experts say....
ICJ orders Israel to halt assault on Rafah
The top United Nations court on Friday ordered Israel to halt military operations in Rafah 鈥榠mmediately鈥�, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure on...
Nicaragua鈥檚 case against Germany arming Israel
AS ISRAEL鈥橲 genocidal campaign against the Palestinians in Gaza 鈥� which has killed more than 33,000 Gazans 鈥� enters its seventh month, Nicaragua sued Germany in the International Court of Justice (ICJ, or World Court) for facilitating genocide...
Israel鈥檚 blowback genocide
WORDS can鈥檛 express the horrors of Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza. To actually feel the nightmare, you would have to be there under the bombs, fleeing with Palestinians desperately seeking a safe place that doesn鈥檛 exist; seeing building after...
Mexico takes Ecuador to int鈥檒 court over embassy raid
Mexico filed a lawsuit against Ecuador on Thursday at the International Court of Justice over the storming of its embassy in Quito, saying it wanted the South American country 鈥榮uspended鈥� from the United Nations....
Germany faces Gaza genocide case at ICJ
Germany faces charges from Nicaragua at the top UN court on Monday that it is 鈥榝acilitating the commission of genocide鈥� against Palestinians with its military and political support for Israel.....