Tag: International Court of Justice

‘Huge Disappointment’ At Climate Hearings: Global South Representative

December 13, 2024 admin

The Hague, Netherlands: As marathon climate change hearings wrapped up Friday at the world’s top court, a representative for vulnerable nations voiced “huge disappointment” at the attitude of top polluters and urged judges to make them legally accountable for historic emissions. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has played host to history over the past…

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Is Israel’s war in Gaza putting the global order at peril?

December 5, 2024 admin

Nearly 400 days since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel that led to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, West Bank, and Lebanon, more than 43,000 have been killed, mostly civilians. Despite calls by the United Nations (UN) for action to address the humanitarian crisis; an International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict on the risk…

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Bolivia joins South Africa ICJ ‘genocide’ case against Israel

October 9, 2024 admin

A view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday (June 26, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Bolivia has joined South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that alleges the Israeli Gaza offensive breaches the U.N. Genocide Convention, the court said on Wednesday (October 9, 2024). The…

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Turkiye formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

August 7, 2024 admin

The international community must do its part to stop the genocide; it must put the necessary pressure on Israel and its supporters,” Turkiye’s Foreign Minister said. File | Photo Credit: AP “Turkiye on Wednesday (August 7, 2024) filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza,”…

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The ICJ opinion on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and its implications | Explained

July 21, 2024 admin

People protest on the day of a public hearing held by The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion, in The Hague, Netherlands, on February 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The…

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US Slams Top UN Court’s Opinion On Israeli Occupation Of Palestinian Territories

July 20, 2024 admin

The State Department said the way forward was through direct negotiations Washington: The U.S. criticized “the breadth” of the top U.N. court’s opinion that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, with Washington saying it would complicate efforts to resolve the conflict. “We have been clear that Israel’s program of government support for settlements is…

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Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory ‘illegal’: U.N. top court

July 19, 2024 admin

Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling in the International Court of Justice, or World Court in The Hague, Netherlands on July 19, 2024, as the United Nations top court is delivered a non-binding advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state. | Photo Credit: AP The…

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International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets

June 25, 2024 admin

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, gestures as he speaks to Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov prior to a meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin with the top military brass in Moscow, Russia, on December 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on June 25 for Russia’s…

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The ICJ ruling on Israel’s Rafah offensive and its implications | Explained

May 27, 2024 admin

The story so far: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on May 24 ordered Israel to halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in a ruling that can further the country’s international isolation and escalate demands for a ceasefire more than seven months into the war triggered by Hamas’ October 7 attack….

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Israel insists it is doing all it can to protect civilians in Gaza and denies genocide charges

May 17, 2024 admin

Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Tamar Kaplan Tourgman (left) and Legal Adviser at Israeli Embassy to the Netherlands Avgail Frisch Ben Avraham attend a court session in The Hague on May 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Israel strongly denied charges of genocide on May 17, telling the…

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