Israel must defend itself against accusations of genocide before the International Court of Justice. The ICJ has unique status across the world, but its rulings can be difficult to enforce.

Equatorial Guinea has accused France of “neo-colonial” behavior in a legal battle over a luxury mansion in Paris ...

Corruption is no longer a domestic issue; it is a transnational crime and national systems cannot control it on their own ...

International law knows of no graver crime than genocide. The 1948 convention, which Israel was among the first nations to join, defines genocide as the perpetration of any of several heinous ...

The onference’s resolution called for an arms embargo and additional pressure against Israel. Countries have until September ...

Latest on U.N. court order in Israel-Hamas war The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top judicial body, has ordered Israel to pause all operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Is Canada’s silence a sign that we are moving to the sidelines of international justice? Mr. Carney and Foreign Affairs ...

FILE – A lone demonstrator waves the Palestinian flag outside the Peace Palace, rear, housing the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 24, 2024.

Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the ...

The International Court of Justice is international, to be sure, but it is neither behaving like a court nor dispensing justice. Rather, the ICJ is allowing itself to be used as a geopolitical ...

On 13 July 2023, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ” or the “Court”) in Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia beyond 200 Nautical Miles ...

The International Court of Justice serves as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations File image: Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel ...