Tag: International Court of Justice

Day three of International Court of Justice hearings on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians saw the United States and Hungary defend Israel and discredit the court and the UN as ...

Head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini has issued a blistering condemnation of Israel’s treatment of humanitarian workers in Gaza. He asserted that dozens of UNRWA ...

South Africa has appointed a new top diplomat, Ronald Lamola who has pledged to continue to advocate for holding “Israel and individuals responsible for genocide accountable.” Late last year, South ...

The government of Maldives has said that it will formally join the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of ...

Genocide, with its appalling history of targeted destruction and systematic violence against entire groups, stands as one of the gravest offenses against humanity. Yet, in modern context, the interpretation and ...

The United States has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it should not order the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories without security guarantees. This ...

Palestinian representatives have presented their arguments on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. They argued that the existence and exercise ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has commenced hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of the Palestinian territories. The case is separate from the genocide complaint South Africa ...

According to the Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to prolong the war on Gaza for his “personal career and personal future.” The Minister ...

South Africa hailed what it called a “decisive victory” for international rule of law, after the ICJ ruled in favour of its request to impose emergency measures against Israel over its ...