International Court of Justice Stories
Specifically, Sudan wants the court to compel the UAE to stop all forms of assistance to the RSF, which it argues has enabled the militia to carry out...
The UAE has repeatedly dismissed the filing of the case as a political game and have argued the ICJ, also known as the World Court, has no legal power...
The Kenyan government has expressed confidence in Okowa's competence and qualifications, stating that she is well-suited to contribute to the work of...
Fiji’s Attorney General Graham Leung called the hearings a historic opportunity for small island developing states in their quest for climate change j...
The ICJ asserted that Israel's "abuse of its status as the occupying power" renders its "presence in the occupied Palestinian territory unlawful."
The UN-affiliated ICJ is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations and it gives advisory opinions on internationa...
Spain follows Ireland, which also announced it would intervene in the case.
"There are reports of mass casualties, including children and women, among those killed. Gaza is hell on earth,” the UN organisation said.
She also said Madrid's recognition of Palestine was not a move against Israel, adding that it was designed to help "end violence in Gaza".
While the International Court of Justice, or World Court, has no means to enforce its orders, the case was a stark sign of Israel's global isolation o...
Israel has repeatedly dismissed the case's accusations of genocide as baseless, arguing in court that its operations in Gaza are self-defence.
South Africa has also asked the court to order Israel to allow unimpeded access to Gaza for UN officials, organisations providing humanitarian aid, an...
Belgian envoy Roxane de Bilderling says more should be done to hold Rwanda to account amid an escalating crisis in eastern DRC.
Pretoria said this may be "the last opportunity the Court shall have to save the Palestinian people in Gaza already dying of starvation, and now 'one...
Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Liberation Organisation had been a resolute supporter of Mandela’s struggle against white minority rule.
Professor Phoebe Okowa is a renowned international lawyer and academic whose appointment by the Namibian government has been praised by many.
The envoy said the Middle Eastern country must be held accountable for disregarding international law and for its indefensible actions
Madonsela asserted that Israel's practices resemble a more severe form of apartheid compared to pre-1994 South Africa.
Foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki underscored the ongoing denial of rights to seven million refugees, noting their inability to return to their lands a...
Over 50 countries are expected to address the judges making it the largest number of parties to participate in a single ICJ case since 1945.
